Download or read book Dos Passos written by Virginia Spencer Carr and published by Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday. This book was released on 1984 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this exhaustive biographical study, Carr puts together the threads of Dos Passos' experiences, highlights significant events, and replays sensitive themes with skill. Focusing more on biographical rather than critical concerns, Carr examines his passion for writing, travel, and for politics. She covers his fervent interest in politics, the change from radical in the '20s to ultra-conservative in the '70s, his career as a voluntary ambulance driver during World War I, a reporter in Spain and an adventurer in the Near East, and his financial transactions with publishers and friends. ISBN 0-385-12964-5 : $24.95.