{"product_id":"low-life-lures-and-snares-of-old-new-york-paperback","title":"Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLucy Sante\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucy Sante's \u003ci\u003eLow Life \u003c\/i\u003eis a portrait of America's greatest city, the riotous and anarchic breeding ground of modernity. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is not the familiar saga of mansions, avenues, and robber barons, but the messy, turbulent, often murderous story of the city's slums; the teeming streets--scene of innumerable cons and crimes whose cramped and overcrowded housing is still a prominent feature of the cityscape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLow Life \u003c\/i\u003evoyages through Manhattan from four different directions. Part One examines the actual topography of Manhattan from 1840 to 1919; Part Two, the era's opportunities for vice and entertainment--theaters and saloons, opium and cocaine dens, gambling and prostitution; Part Three investigates the forces of law and order which did and didn't work to contain the illegalities; Part Four counterposes the city's tides of revolt and idealism against the city as it actually was. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLow Life\u003c\/i\u003e provides an arresting and entertaining view of what New York was actually like in its salad days. But it's more than simply a book about New York. It's one of the most provocative books about urban life ever written--an evocation of the mythology of the quintessential modern metropolis, which has much to say not only about New York's past but about the present and future of all cities.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucy Sante \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Verviers, Belgium. Her books include \u003ci\u003eLow Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Other Paris, Evidence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Factory of Facts\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKill All Your Darlings\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the recipient of a Whiting Writers' Award, an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Grammy (for album notes), an Infinity Award for Writing from the International Center of Photography, and Guggenheim and Cullman fellowships. Sante has contributed to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books \u003c\/i\u003esince 1981, and has written for many other magazines. She is the visiting professor of writing and the history of photography at Bard College and lives in Ulster County, New Yor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 24, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755618926880,"sku":"9780374528997","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/85484c148b3737a644f006da754dfaf6.webp?v=1780063766","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/low-life-lures-and-snares-of-old-new-york-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}