Michael LESY / BEARING WITNESS PHOTOGRAPHIC CHRONICLE OF AMERICAN LIFE BOOK
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| Management number | 24389706 | Release Date | 2025/12/12 | List Price | $27.00 | Model Number | 24389706 | ||
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non-fiction book by Michael Lesy, published by Pantheon Books in 1982, which presents a photographic chronicle of American life from 1860 to 1945.
Book Details
Title: Bearing Witness: A Photographic Chronicle of American Life, 1860-1945.
Author: Michael Lesy.
Publisher: Pantheon Books.
Publication Date: Originally published in 1982.
Pages: 171 pages (in hardcover
Synopsis
The book is a compilation of black and white photographs selected by Lesy from the collections of the Library of Congress and the National Archives. The images are arranged roughly chronologically and thematically, to form a composite portrait of the United States across a pivotal 85-year period.
Content: The photographs document a wide range of American experiences, including daily life, wartime, industrial work, agriculture, family life, and various disasters, spanning the Civil War through World War II.
Approach: Lesy's work in the book focuses on the collective impact and juxtaposition of these im
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