Definitions
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- noun United States novelist remembered for his portrayal of life in the United States (1896-1970)
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Examples
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He does a fine job of discussing the literature of war by Dos Passos and Trumbo, the psychological shredding of Fitzgerald and West, the politically-tinted work of Gold, Herbst, and Upton Sinclair.
Joe Woodward: Occup(ied) America: A Literary History Joe Woodward 2011
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As a young writer, he'd gone so far as to re-type the works of Dos Passos and Fitzgerald, just to feel their cadences vibrate through his fingers.
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride Matt Labash 2011
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He does a fine job of discussing the literature of war by Dos Passos and Trumbo, the psychological shredding of Fitzgerald and West, the politically-tinted work of Gold, Herbst, and Upton Sinclair.
Joe Woodward: Occup(ied) America: A Literary History Joe Woodward 2011
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Drury, Dos Passos, and Kelton deserve a place only on a list of recommended books far more extensive than this one.
Archive 2010-01-01 2010
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Students no longer care about Dos Passos, they just want the answers to pass the tests so they can get a good corporate job.
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Drury, Dos Passos, and Kelton deserve a place only on a list of recommended books far more extensive than this one.
Conservative novels 2010
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Matthew's poems are great American ballads, anthems, celebrations, and meditations with echoes of Twain, Whitman, Frost, and Dos Passos.
Dickman Brothers' Poetry: Narrative Magazine's Friday Feature (VIDEO) 2010
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Students no longer care about Dos Passos, they just want the answers to pass the tests so they can get a good corporate job.
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Matthew's poems are great American ballads, anthems, celebrations, and meditations with echoes of Twain, Whitman, Frost, and Dos Passos.
Dickman Brothers' Poetry: Narrative Magazine's Friday Feature (VIDEO) 2010
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Our Two Johns -- Steinbeck and Dos Passos -- wrote cautionary tales about the fall and rise of America through the Depression without the benefit of one Oh So Important position paper from a D.C. think tank.
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