Spence's Point, Former Home of John Dos Passos

Spence's Point, on the Potomac River near Westmoreland, Virginia was the home of writer John Dos Passos (1896-1970). The novelist, poet and essayist lived at Spence's Point for much of his life. Dos Passos's experimental writing includes the interwoven U.S.A. trilogy containing The 42nd Parallel, 1919 and The Big Money.