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Tenements, Towers & Trash: An Unconventional Illustrated History of New York
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2017-10-03
- Pages
- 284
- ISBN
- 0316501212
- Book Title
- Tenements, Towers and Trash : an Unconventional Illustrated History of New York City
- Item Length
- 12.2in
- Publisher
- Running Press
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.3in
- Genre
- History, Comics & Graphic Novels
- Topic
- United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), United States / 20th Century, Nonfiction / General, Social History
- Item Width
- 9.3in
- Item Weight
- 62.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 284 Pages
About this product
Product Information
Here is New York as you've never seen it before; the New York behind the New York that you think you know so well. With drawings and comics in her signature style, Julia Wertz regales us with dozens of street scenes that show exactly what the city looked like "then" versus "now"; cartoons that detail the quirky, quintessentially New York histories that took place there, and several series of detail drawings including the clocks, mailboxes, lampposts and other ephemera that have evolved over the years. Tenements, Towers & Trash takes on a wild ride in a time-machine taxi, from the streets of the present-day Big Apple lined with big Apple stores and CVS's to the Days of Yore, when Mayor La Guardia declared pinball machines illegal and Greenpoint was the city's premier destination for vaudeville and film. Not just for die-hard New Yorkers, this hilarious, charming book will appeal to any history lover or comics fan, as well as Julia's fans who are eager for more of her work.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Running Press
ISBN-10
0316501212
ISBN-13
9780316501217
eBay Product ID (ePID)
235008297
Product Key Features
Book Title
Tenements, Towers and Trash : an Unconventional Illustrated History of New York City
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), United States / 20th Century, Nonfiction / General, Social History
Publication Year
2017
Genre
History, Comics & Graphic Novels
Number of Pages
284 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
12.2in
Item Height
1.3in
Item Width
9.3in
Item Weight
62.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pn6728
Reviews
"Showcasing her extraordinary artistic talent, Wertz digs into an eclectic survey of the city's past, and the remaining architectural relics, through her large-format illustrated history, Tenements, Towers & Trash" -- Shelf Awareness, "Richly dense and informative yet never dull or pedantic, Wertz's eye for detail and obsession with minutiae pays massive dividends for the reader. Her skill at rendering cityscapes left me breathless with admiration and gut-twisting envy. It's also funny as fuck."-- Emily Flake, author of Mama Tried, "A celebration of city life, of living right on top of your neighbor, of those corner shops that barely stay open for a month and the storefronts that last longer than a century... When you really see a city through Wertz's eyes, you're likely to understand your own city in a different way forever after."-- Seattle Review of Books, "A completely new and refreshing way to look at New York City history. You'll be so transfixed by this book's extraordinary imagery that you may forget to turn the page!"-- Greg Young, author of The Bowery Boys: Adventures in Old New York, "Julia Wertz's Tenements, Towers, and Trash is nothing short of extraordinary. The meticulously researched histories of the various urban landscapes are fascinating, and Wertz's drawings perfectly capture the visual poetry of the city- the ongoing struggle between past and present, and its unique blend of beauty and ugliness. A must for anyone who loves and appreciates the city, as Wertz so clearly does."-- Roz Chast, "Julia Wertz's New York is a city of magic and mystery. Her sharply detailed illustrations bring Gotham's streets to life and reveal their secrets. Walkers and history buffs will love being part of Wertz's world."-- Esther Crain, author of The Gilded Age in New York, 1870-1910, "A delight for New York aficionados. Every city needs a version of this artist and her book." -- Kirkus Reviews, "Wertz's love of New York and its history enliven the streetscapes in her superb book, a then-and-now tribute to bookstores, music venues, movie theaters, bars and many other spots."-- San Francisco Chronicle, "Obsessiveness, in a sense, is the subject of Julia Wertz's Tenements, Towers & Trash , which was flat-out the most enjoyable experience I had with any book this year."-- The Chicago Tribune, "In presenting the life of the city, Wertz captures change as the most important constant trait of New York City, with a vivid eclecticism that makes this an indispensable guidebook to places lost and found." -- Publishers Weekly, "This is a great gift for the history, design, and illustration obsessives in your life... or a great gift for yourself..."-- The Cut, "A passionate anatomy of the city, a book of dramatic streetscapes and hidden histories - mostly of infamous women, like the 19th-century celebrity abortionist Madame Restell, who catered to socialites and built her Fifth Avenue mansion a block away from a Catholic church, supposedly to taunt the faithful....The city rises majestically in these pages. The crowded panels evoke the jostle of urban life. Your eye doesn't know where to settle; there's so much to absorb."-- The New York Times
Copyright Date
2017
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2017-933752
Illustrated
Yes
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- Jul 10, 2018
Fun, irreverent humor and chock-full of compelling info about history of NYC.
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