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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherFarrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-100374194149
ISBN-139780374194147
eBay Product ID (ePID)140617
Product Key Features
Book TitleLow Life : Lures and Snares of Old New York
Number of Pages414 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1991
TopicUnited States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Sociology / General, Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), Sociology / Urban
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, History
AuthorLuc Sante
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.6 in
Item Weight28 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN90-025790
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal364.9/747/09034
SynopsisA now-classic portrait of the underside of America's greatest city, Low Life tells the true story of the growth of Manhattan, not the familiar saga of mansions, avenues and robber barons, but the turbulent, often murderous story of the city's slums.