Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Introduction: The Americanization of John Dos Passos xiii
5. Part I. The Development of the Artist
6. 1. Reaching Past Poetry 1
7. 2. History as Autobiography: Dos Passos' Early Protagonists 18
8. 3. History as Travel: Dos Passos on the Road to America 31
9. Part II. The Mature Artist: Dos Passos as American Chronicler
10. 4. Manhattan Transfer: The Beginning of the Chronicles 47
11. 5. "Politics" and the New Drama 64
12. 6. Dos Passos' Search for U.S.A. 85
13. Part III. The Late Artist: Dos Passos as American Interpreter
14. 7. District of Columbia: Mecca or Dis? 111
15. 8. The Search for an American Hero 131
16. 9. The End of the Search 151
17. Notes 179
18. Bibliography 199
19. Index 213