Nineteen NineteenWashington Square Press, 1961 - 511 pages The second volume of U.S.A. refines the approach of the first. As in Three Soldiers and One Man's Initiation - 1917, Dos Passos reveals the damage done by World War I. Nineteen Nineteen, however, focuses on the fear and social unrest on the home front. Across America, Dos Passos is troubled by how new institutions and movements -- such as industrialization, imperialism, and materialism -- stifle human freedom. He hopes for societal advancement through means consistent with the country's democratic roots as he perceives them. Nineteen Nineteen uses a fresh, multimedia style that mixes newsreels, song lyrics, biographies of major figures, semi-autobiographical prose poems, and standard narrative. Pithy, miniature biographies of John Reed, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, J.P. Morgan, and the Unknown Soldier are featured. |
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... a broadfaced Chink with a heart- broken smile like a very old monkey's . He put the drinks down before them very gently as if afraid of breaking the glasses . The beer was cold and good in its dripping glass Nineteen Nineteen [ 17 ]
... a broadfaced Chink with a heart- broken smile like a very old monkey's . He put the drinks down before them very gently as if afraid of breaking the glasses . The beer was cold and good in its dripping glass Nineteen Nineteen [ 17 ]
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... glass . Her head was swimming a little , but she felt wonderful . She wanted to lean over and kiss him , to make him feel how she admired and understood him . He went on talking with the glass in his hand , almost as if he were speaking ...
... glass . Her head was swimming a little , but she felt wonderful . She wanted to lean over and kiss him , to make him feel how she admired and understood him . He went on talking with the glass in his hand , almost as if he were speaking ...
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... glass roof at the bottom of the court . Paul threw his hat and tunic in the corner of the room and came towards her , his eyes shining . They'd hardly gotten to bed when he fell asleep with his head on her shoulder . She slipped out of ...
... glass roof at the bottom of the court . Paul threw his hat and tunic in the corner of the room and came towards her , his eyes shining . They'd hardly gotten to bed when he fell asleep with his head on her shoulder . She slipped out of ...
Contents
JOE WILLIAMS | 14 |
RICHARD ELLSWORTH SAVAGE | 78 |
EVELINE HUTCHINS | 115 |
Copyright | |
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