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Sweeping portrait of American industrial boom.

"The Big Money" would be a good read for history enthusiasts, as it provides a comprehensive and vivid account of the American industrial boom and its materialistic success that ultimately led to the crash of 1929. The book's most unique feature is Dos Passos' writing style, combining traditional narrative with newsreels, autobiographical accounts, and fictional biographies of prominent historical figures. Readers would appreciate the author's ability to capture the essence of the era and portray the social, economic, and political changes that shaped modern America.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Big Money

Regular price $6.06
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ISBN: 9780618056835
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $23.22
Authors: John Dos Passos
Date of Publication: 2000-05-25
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: War, Classics, Literature
Goodreads rating: 4.02
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The Big Money completes John Dos Passos's three-volume "fable of America's materialistic success and moral decline" ( American Heritage ) and marks the end of "one of the most ambitious projects that an American novelist has ever undertaken" ( Time ).Here we come back to America after the war and find a nation on the upswing. Industrialism booms. The stock market surges. Lindbergh takes his solo flight. Henry Ford makes automobiles. From New York to Hollywood, love affairs to business deals, it is a country taking the turns too fast, speeding toward the crash of 1929.Ultimately, whether the novels are read together or separately, they paint a sweeping portrait of collective America and showcase the brilliance and bravery of one of its most enduring and admired writers.“It is not simply that [Dos Passos] has a keen eye for people, but that he has a keen eye for so many different kinds of people.” — New York Times
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Sweeping portrait of American industrial boom.

"The Big Money" would be a good read for history enthusiasts, as it provides a comprehensive and vivid account of the American industrial boom and its materialistic success that ultimately led to the crash of 1929. The book's most unique feature is Dos Passos' writing style, combining traditional narrative with newsreels, autobiographical accounts, and fictional biographies of prominent historical figures. Readers would appreciate the author's ability to capture the essence of the era and portray the social, economic, and political changes that shaped modern America.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.