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'''John Roderigo Dos Passos''' (b. January 14, 1896; - d. September 28, 1970)<ref>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/169718/John-Dos-Passos</ref>) was a highly influential [[American]] [[novel]]ist best known for his trilogy of socio-historical novels, ''U.S.A.'', comprising  ''The 42nd Parallel'' (1930), ''1919'' (1932), and ''The Big Money'' (1936). He also wrote ''Three Soldiers'' (1921), ''Manhattan Transfer'' (1925), and (in his [[conservative]] stage). ''District of Columbia'' (1952), a trilogy, and ''Midcentury'' (1961), as well as many histories, travel accounts and magazine articles.

'''John Roderigo Dos Passos''' (b. January 14, 1896; - d. September 28, 1970<ref>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/169718/John-Dos-Passos</ref>) was a highly influential [[American]] [[novel]]ist best known for his trilogy of socio-historical novels, ''U.S.A.'', comprising  ''The 42nd Parallel'' (1930), ''1919'' (1932), and ''The Big Money'' (1936). He also wrote ''Three Soldiers'' (1921), ''Manhattan Transfer'' (1925), and (in his [[conservative]] stage). ''District of Columbia'' (1952), a trilogy, and ''Midcentury'' (1961), as well as many histories, travel accounts and magazine articles.

==Career==

==Career==

The son of a wealthy American businessman of Portuguese heritage, Dos Passos attended Harvard College and was an ambulance driver during World War I.  He traveled widely, especially in Mexico.

The son of a wealthy American businessman of Portuguese heritage, Dos Passos attended Harvard College and was an ambulance driver during World War I.  He traveled widely, especially in Mexico.