{"product_id":"novels-1920-1925-one-mans-initiation-1917-three-soldiers-manhattan-transfer-9781931082396","title":"Novels 1920-1925: One Man's Initiation: 1917, Three Soldiers, Manhattan Transfer","description":"\u003cb\u003eWritten in the decade before the publication of his famous \u003ci\u003eU.S.A.\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy, the three early novels collected in this Library of America volume record the emergence of John Dos Passos as a bold and accomplished chronicler of the upheavals of the early 20th century.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDos Passos drew upon his experiences as a volunteer ambulance driver serving near Verdun in writing \u003ci\u003eOne Man's Initiation: 1917\u003c\/i\u003e (1920), in which an idealistic young American learns of the fear, uncertainty, and camaraderie of war through his encounters with French soldiers and civilians. The unexpurgated text presented in this edition restores passages censored by the novel's original publisher. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Three Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e (1921) Dos Passos engaged in a deeper exploration of World War I and its psychological impact upon an increasingly fractured civilization. The novel depicts the experiences of Fuselli, a store clerk from San Francisco pathetically eager to win promotion; Chrisfield, an Indiana farmer who comes to hate army discipline; and Andrews, an introspective aspiring composer from New York, as they fight in the final battles of the war and then confront a world in which an illusory peace offers little respite from the dehumanizing servility and regimentation of militarized life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDos Passos described \u003ci\u003eManhattan Transfer\u003c\/i\u003e (1925), a kaleidoscopic portrait of New York City in the first two decades of the 20th century, as \"utterly fantastic and New Yorkish.\" Drawing on the naturalism of Theodore Dreiser and the modernism of James Joyce, the novel follows the rising and falling fortunes of more than a dozen characters as they move through a bewildering maze of tenements and skyscrapers in which Wall Street speculators, theatrical celebrities, impoverished immigrants, and anarchist rebels all strive to make sense out of the chaos of modern urban existence.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Library of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781931082396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 879\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2003 pg. 134\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John Dos Passos, Townsend Ludington","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45150684938421,"sku":"9781931082396","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0f9ea7d1-5950-4e8b-8e34-f8adae0d0969.jpg?v=1741104928","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/novels-1920-1925-one-mans-initiation-1917-three-soldiers-manhattan-transfer-9781931082396","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}