01945cam a2200313 4500 295900508 TxAuBib 20100106120000.0 030402s2003||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 20304752 9781931082396 alk. paper 1931082391 alk. paper TxAuBib Dos Passos, John, 1896-1970. Novels, 1920-1925 [BOOK] / John Dos Passos. New York : Literary Classics of the U.S., 2003. 879 pages ; 27 cm. Library of America ; 142 One man's initiation, 1917 -- Three soldiers -- Manhattan transfer. These novels record the emergence of John Dos Passos as a chronicler of the upheavals of the early 20th century. "In One Man's Initiation:" 1917 an idealistic young American serving as a volunteer ambulance driver in France learns of the fear, uncertainty, and camaraderie of war. "Three Soldiers" engages in a deeper exploration of the impact of World War I upon an increasingly fractured civilization. The novel depicts the experiences of three Americans as they fight in the final battles of the war and then confront a world in which peace offers little respite from the dehumanizing servility and regimentation of militarized life. "Manhattan Transfer" is a kaleidoscopic portrait of New York City in the first two decades of the 20th century that follows the changing fortunes of more than a dozen characters as they strive to make sense out of the chaos of modern turban existence. 20100106. City and town life New York (State) New York Fiction. Immigrants Fiction. Rich people Fiction. Social problems Fiction. New York (N.Y) Fiction. Short stories. Library of America ; 142.