THE 42ND PARALLEL

The 42nd Parallel – Ambitious, panoramic, and socially charged, The 42nd Parallel by John Dos Passos is the first novel in the groundbreaking U.S.A. Trilogy.

Set in the early decades of the 20th century, the novel weaves together the lives of diverse characters—workers, dreamers, activists, and entrepreneurs—across United States. Through innovative narrative techniques, including stream-of-consciousness passages, newspaper-style “Newsreels,” and biographical sketches, Dos Passos captures the pulse of a rapidly changing nation.