Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: Three Tenant Families by Walker Evans, James Agee

Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: Three Tenant Families

Walker Evans, James Agee

432 pages first pub 1941 (editions)

nonfiction classics history emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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A landmark work of American photojournalism "renowned for its fusion of social conscience and artistic radicality" (New York Times) In the summer of 1936, James Agee and Walker Evans set out on assignment for Fortune magazine to explore the daily ...

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reflective 100%
challenging 62%
dark 25%
emotional 25%
informative 25%
sad 25%
adventurous 12%
inspiring 12%

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medium 11%

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