Changes

'''John Roderigo Dos Passos''' (b. January 14, 1896; [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] - d. September 28, 1970; [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]]<ref>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/169718/John-Dos-Passos</ref>) was a [[novel]]ist and [[journalist]] best known for his trilogy of socio-historical novels, ''U.S.A.'' (1930-36). Those books were written from a leftist perspective.

'''John Roderigo Dos Passos''' (b. January 14, 1896; [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] - d. September 28, 1970; [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]]<ref>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/169718/John-Dos-Passos</ref>) was a [[novel]]ist and [[journalist]] best known for his trilogy of socio-historical novels, ''U.S.A.'' (1930-36). Those books were written from a leftist perspective.  It used innovative techniques, such as "Camera Eyes" and "Newsreels" in addition to narratives and mini-biographies of real people, like [[Henry Ford]].

By 1935 Dos Passos was disillusionedwith Socialism, radicalism and the [[New Deal]]. He had become a conservative, and his novels -- always political--took the perspective from traditional conservatism, with a hostility toward labor unions and Communism.

By 1935 Dos Passos was disillusionedwith Socialism, radicalism and the [[New Deal]]. He had become a conservative, and his novels -- always political--took the perspective from traditional conservatism, with a hostility toward labor unions and Communism.

==Further reading==

==Further reading==

* Pizer, Donals. ''Dos Passos' 'U.S.A.:' A Critical Study''  (1988)

* Pizer, Donald. ''Dos Passos' 'U.S.A.:' A Critical Study''  (1988)

===References===

===References===