Manhattan Transfer Summary
John Dos Passos

Manhattan Transfer Summary

Manhattan Transfer is a story about New York City from the turn of the 19th to the 20th century up to the start of The Great Depression. Ellen Thatcher and Jimmy Herf grow up in the city during the same time. Ellen has her hard-working father, Ed, who provides for her as best he can after his wife dies. Jimmy's mother dies when he is a young boy, leaving him parentless...

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