Tenements, Towers & Trash: An Unconventional Illustrated History of New York City by Julia Wertz

Tenements, Towers & Trash: An Unconventional Illustrated History of New York City

Julia Wertz

284 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction comics history reflective slow-paced
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A New York Times Notable Book of 2017!Here is New York, as you've never seen it before. A perfectly charming, sidesplittingly funny, intellectually entertaining illustrated history of the blocks, the buildings, and the guts of New York City, based...

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Moods

informative 94%
lighthearted 58%
funny 41%
reflective 41%
adventurous 35%
relaxing 35%
inspiring 11%
sad 11%
emotional 5%
hopeful 5%

Pace

fast 42%
slow 28%
medium 28%

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