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Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
By Walker Evans
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Description
In the summer of 1936, James Agee and Walker Evans set out on assignment for Fortune magazine to explore the daily lives of sharecroppers in the South. Their journey would prove an extraordinary collaboration and a watershed literary event when, in 1941, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men was first published to enormous critical acclaim.
This unsparing record of place, of the people who shaped the land and the rhythm of their lives, is intensely moving and unrelentingly honest, and today recognized by the New York Public Library as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century it stands as a poetic tract of its time. With an elegant design as well as a sixty-four-page photographic prologue featuring archival reproductions of Evans's classic images, this historic edition offers readers a window into a remarkable slice of American history.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
432
Release Date:
2001-08-14
Publication Date:
2001-08-14
Publisher:
HarperCollins
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0618127496
ISBN13:
9780618127498
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
674 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
37 cm
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The items bear minimal signs of past use, such as light scratches or memories in the form of markings. These signs of wear give the items a charming character and tell stories of their previous owners, while not affecting their functionality.
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