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ⓘ About John Dos Passos
His dad was married at the time of John’s birth and had a son several years older than John. Even though John’s dad married Lucy after his first wife died in 1910, when John was 14, he still refused to formally acknowledge John for two more years. John’s dad was an authority on trusts, and was a staunch supporter of the powerful industrial conglomerates which his son expressly criticized in his fictional works during the 1920s and the 1930s His mother preferred Europe, and traveled extensively with her. When he returned to America with his mom, he was enrolled in 1907 at the Choate School, a private college-preparatory school in Wallingford, Connecticut, under the name of John Roderigo Madison.
All Book Series by John Dos Passos
Harlan Miners Speak: Report on Terrorism in the Kentucky Coal Fields
Book 4 of 31 · published 1932 Co-authored · Sherwood Anderson,Theodore Dreiser
Travel Books and Other Writings, 1916-1941
Latest in the series · book 31 of 31 · published 2003
American Poetry: The Twentieth Century, Volume 2
Single-title series · published 2000
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is John Dos Passos?
His dad was married at the time of John’s birth and had a son several years older than John. Even though John’s dad married Lucy after his first wife died in 1910, when John was 14, he still refused to formally acknowledge John for two more years. John’s dad was an authority on trusts, and was a staunch supporter of the powerful industrial conglomerates which his son expressly criticized in his fictional works during the 1920s and the 1930s His mother preferred Europe, and traveled extensively with her.
Which John Dos Passos series should I start with?
The best place to start is The U.S.A. Trilogy series, the earliest of John Dos Passos's multi-book series: it opens with The 42nd Parallel (1930) and runs to 3 books across 1930–1936, ending with The Big Money (1936). John Dos Passos's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has John Dos Passos written?
John Dos Passos has 53 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1920 and 2003. 6 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the District of Columbia series with 3 books — and 47 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should John Dos Passos's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. John Dos Passos's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The U.S.A. Trilogy (1930–1936, 3 books) and District of Columbia (1939–1949, 3 books).
How are John Dos Passos's books organised into series?
This guide splits John Dos Passos's 53 books into 2 named series and 47 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: District of Columbia (3 books, 1939–1949); The U.S.A. Trilogy (3 books, 1930–1936).