Let Us Now Praise Famous Men

Walker Evans (1903-1975)

Synopsis

"Let Us Now Praise Famous Men" by James Agee, photographed by Walker Evans, is a profound exploration of poverty among Southern tenant farmers during the Great Depression. Created in 1936 for Fortune magazine, the book provides an in-depth look at the lives of white sharecroppers in the South. Agee's Pulitzer Prize-winning writing, paired with Evans's evocative photography, offers a candid portrayal of the era's socio-economic challenges. Notable for its black cloth binding and characterized by shelf wear, the book is a significant document of American history and has been influential in its narrative and visual documentation.

Book Details

ISBN-10:
0395073308
ISBN-13:
9780395073308
COLLABORATORS:
James Agee
PUBLISHER:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
YEAR:
1969
EDITION:
Later Pr.
BINDING:
Hardcover
PAGES:
471 pages
LANGUAGE:
English

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