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Regarded by many to be John Dos Passosis best function, Manhattan Move is definitely an "expressionistic image of New York" (New York Times) in the 1920s that shows the lives of rich power-brokers and fighting immigrants equally. From Fourteenth Street to the Bowery, Delmonicois for the underbelly of the town waterfront, Dos Passos chronicles the lives of heroes fighting to be always a section of modernity before they're ruined by it.More than seventy five years following its first publication, Manhattan Move nevertheless stands as "a book of the extremely first benefits" (Sinclair Lewis). It's a masterpeice of contemporary fiction and an enduring tribute to the twin-edged character of the American dream.