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Banned in Texas

Struggle over academic freedom in Texas state universities has a long history. Today it's often over race and gender; in the 1940s, it was over things like John Dos Passos's USA trilogy.

By John Mark Ockerbloom

https://everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/27/banned-in-texas/

John Dos passos at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2015

#books #literature

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First complete edition (1937) of the U.S.A. trilogy is a series of three novels by American writer John Dos Passos.

The cover features a bold, modernist design with strong horizontal color blocking that evokes the American flag. The layout is striking and graphic, reflecting the ambitious scope of this major American literary work.

At the top, "U.S.A." appears in large, cream-colored sans-serif letters against a black background, with periods between each letter emphasizing the acronym nature of the title.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.A._(trilogy)#/media/File:Dos_Passos_USA.jpg
First complete edition (1937) of the U.S.A. trilogy is a series of three novels by American writer John Dos Passos. The cover features a bold, modernist design with strong horizontal color blocking that evokes the American flag. The layout is striking and graphic, reflecting the ambitious scope of this major American literary work. At the top, "U.S.A." appears in large, cream-colored sans-serif letters against a black background, with periods between each letter emphasizing the acronym nature of the title. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.A._(trilogy)#/media/File:Dos_Passos_USA.jpg
First complete edition (1937) of the U.S.A. trilogy is a series of three novels by American writer John Dos Passos. The cover features a bold, modernist design with strong horizontal color blocking that evokes the American flag. The layout is striking and graphic, reflecting the ambitious scope of this major American literary work. At the top, "U.S.A." appears in large, cream-colored sans-serif letters against a black background, with periods between each letter emphasizing the acronym nature of the title. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.A._(trilogy)#/media/File:Dos_Passos_USA.jpg
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