{"product_id":"the-42nd-parallel-9780618056811","title":"The 42nd Parallel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe first in John Dos Passos's acclaimed USA trilogy--a \"linguistically adventurous national portrait for a precarious age--his, and ours\" (\u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eJohn Dos Passos's USA trilogy (comprising \u003cem\u003eThe 42nd Parallel, 1919, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e The Big Money\u003c\/em\u003e), named one of the best books of the twentieth century by the Modern Library, is a grand, kaleidoscopic portrait of a nation, buzzing with history and life on every page. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold in stories and \"newsreels\" consisting of front-page headlines and article fragments from the \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune, \u003c\/em\u003e the lives and fortunes of five characters unfold. Mac, Janey, Eleanor, Ward, and Charley are caught on the storm track of this parallel and blown New Yorkward. As their lives cross and double back again, the likes of Eugene Debs, Thomas Edison, and Andrew Carnegie make appearances. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile Fitzgerald and Hemingway were cultivating what Edmund Wilson once called their \"own little corners,\" John Dos Passos was taking on the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10383659\"\u003eJohn Dos Passos\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/25\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.22h x 5.56w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780618056811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0618056815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC004000\"\u003eClassics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014040\"\u003eHistorical | 20th Century | World War I\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC040000\"\u003eAlternative History\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701555368173,"sku":"9780618056811","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_327b7e56-02d1-4477-86ef-516eef8e974a.jpg?v=1747447174","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-42nd-parallel-9780618056811","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}