| | '''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. |
| − | The son of a wealthy American businessman of Portuguese heritage, Dos Passos attended Harvard College and was an ambulance driver the 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. |