The Way We Were: New England Then, New England Now [VINTAGE 1989] [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Language: English

Published by Grove Weidenfeld, New York, 1989

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Fine unread condition brown boards, brown cloth spine and gold spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped photographic dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Acknowledgments and Credits. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs by the best photojournalists of the day, to wit: Gordon Parks, Esther Bubley, John Vachon, Charlotte Brooks, Todd Webb, Arnold Eagle, Sol Libsohn and Diane Witlin. "Forty-five years ago, Roy Stryker embarked on a project that would produce a national treasure. Following the success of his celebrated Farm Security Administration photography project, Stryker was commissioned by the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey to document the life of oil in America. He joined together with Gordon Parks, Esther Bubley, John Vachon, and others - the best photojournalists of the day - and the group took its mandate broadly. They captured ordinary Americans at work and at play; they captured the life of an era. Though the photographers traveled throughout the country, they covered New England especially well. In the oldest settled section of the nation, the imagined home of nearly every American, Stryker's team caught the pivotal moment as the character of the Northeast shifted from the past to the present. Now Daniel Okrent joins his own essay on that time before television, before sububanization, to the best photographs of the project. The result is a stunning visual and textual reflection on New England that reveals who we were, who we are, and what the great leap into the modern age has cost us. It is an alluring portrait that is part of our history and captures the essence of New England's heritage." - from the inner front jacket flap.…

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Title
The Way We Were: New England Then, New England Now [VINTAGE 1989] [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]
Author
Okrent, Daniel
Publisher
Grove Weidenfeld, New York
Publication year
1989
Condition
Fine
Dust jacket
Fine
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Grinley, Michael (book design); Teensma, Hans (book design); Brooks, Charlotte (jacket front photograph); Parks, Gordon (jacket rear photograph); Impress (jacket design)
Edition
1st Edition
Printing
1st Printing
Dimensions
4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall

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Vero Beach Books is an antiquarian bookseller with a constantly updated inventory of rare out-of-print books, signed books, children's books, plus a large inventory of ephemeral items such as major U.S. city newspapers going back 100 years and more, golden and silver age fine condition comic books (soon to be added), and many other ephemeral items as well as much more recent popular volumes. We have been in business for 25 years, originally known as Emerson Books (named after one of our owner's favorite authors, to wit, Ralph Waldo Emerson) located back then in Westport, Connecticut. That said, we are here to serve you, to offer you fine quality items that are conservatively described so that you will always be pleasantly surprised and delighted with your purchase. Twenty-five years in the bookselling business has borne out our stellar service oriented reputation; the only difference is that now we are located in the almost always sunny and warm climate of Vero Beach, Florida. Again, we are here to serve you and, as was the case when we were previously known on ABEBooks.com as Emerson Books, we will continue to offer our very popular 100% free search service for those hard to find books rare and out of print books. Oftentimes we are also able to obtain these rare finds at very good discounts to our customers' so it is always worth contacting us in such cases! RECENT CUSTOMER ACCOLADES: "Hi Steve, just received the mega sized Atlas Shrugged. Great service, great packaging, and excellent book condition. Looking forward to reading it again. All the best, Gunter." "Thank you so much for my book! It was packaged so nicely! Great end to my day! Have a great day!" - Lisa. "Thanks for the great send. Well done!" - Valdo. "Steve, I received the book today. It is a very clean copy just like you described, and I am extremely happy to now own a first edition copy in such wonderful condition! Thank you very much". - Ray." "No questions or issues. I just wanted to thank Steve for doing such a nice job packaging the book and shipping it out. Everything is Great! Have a Merry Christmas!" - Brad S. "Dear Steve - I just received my book from you, Bob Dylan: Chronicles Vol. One and I am so impressed with your services. It came early, was a new copy just as advertised, and you packaged it just perfectly. It is a Christmas gift for my sister, who is a huge Bob Dylan fan. Thank you so much for your outstanding service, Steve! I will not hesitate to order from you again, and recommend you to others. Have a safe and joyous holiday season! Best Regards, Kathleen" "Greetings STEVE - Thank You for sending the COSMOS DVD set. It arrived in good condition last week. THANK YOU for your meticulous care in wrapping the DVD set package!!! This COSMOS Collector's Edition DVD set will be making a cherished Christmas gift for someone who grew up with COSMOS in 1981 era. Appreciate you offering it for sale at a reasonable price. Best wishes to you for a Christmas Holiday." - Alan C. "His Steve, no queries - just to say thank you. Book arrived in good condition and looking forward to reading what Mark Lane had to say about the Warren Commission's findings ...so long ago!" - Cheers, Nigel. "Just received my copy of Angle of Repose. Congratulations on both timely processing and the excellent copy of the book all at reasonable price. Well Done!!!!" - Beth B.…

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