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Picturing a nation : the Great Depression's finest photographers introduce America to itself

Sandler, Martin W. (author.). Delano, Jack, 1914-1997 (photographer.). Evans, Walker, 1903-1975 (photographer.). Lange, Dorothea, (photographer.). Lee, Russell, 1903-1986 (photographer.). Mydans, Carl, (photographer.). Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006 (photographer.). Rothstein, Arthur, 1915-1985 (photographer.). Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969 (photographer.). Vachon, John, 1914-1975 (photographer.). Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990 (photographer.).

Summary: This book features photographs taken for the Farm Security Administration by ten renowned photographers, featuring scenes from regions throughout the United States.

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  • ISBN: 9781536215250
  • ISBN: 1536215252
  • Physical Description: print
    165 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 26 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-161) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: An extraordinary time -- A regional approach -- The South -- The Midwest -- The West -- The Northeast -- An extraordinary achievement -- Profiles.
Subject: United States. Farm Security Administration History Juvenile literature
United States. Farm Security Administration.
United States. Farm Security Administration.
Documentary photography United States History 20th century Juvenile literature
Depressions 1929 United States Pictorial works Juvenile literature
Photographers United States History 20th century Juvenile literature
Depressions 1929 Pictorial works
Documentary photography History 20th century
Photographie documentaire États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
Crises économiques 1929 États-Unis Ouvrages illustrés Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
Photographes États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
JUVENILE NONFICTION Photography
JUVENILE NONFICTION United States History 20th century
JUVENILE NONFICTION People & Places United States General
Depressions
Documentary photography
Photographers
Great Depression, 1929-1939 Juvenile literature
Documentary photography Juvenile literature
Great Depression, 1929-1939
Documentary photography
United States History 1933-1945 Pictorial works
United States
Genre: photobooks.
History.
Juvenile works.
Photobooks.
Pictorial works.
Photobooks.
Livres de photographies.

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Picturing a Nation: the Great Depression's Finest Photographers Introduce America to Itself
Picturing a Nation: the Great Depression's Finest Photographers Introduce America to Itself
by Sandler, Martin W.
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Picturing a Nation: the Great Depression's Finest Photographers Introduce America to Itself

Martin W. Sandler is the author of Lincoln Through the Lens and The Dust Bowl Through the Lens. He has won five Emmy Awards for his writing for television and is the author of more than sixty books, two of which have been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Among Sandler's other books are the six volumes in his award-winning Library of Congress American History Series for Young People, a series which has sold more than 500,000 copies. Other books by Mr. Sandler include: Island of Hope: The Story of Ellis Island, Trapped in Ice, The Story of American Photography, The Vaqueros, America: A Celebration, and This Was America. Martin Sandler has taught American history and American studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and at Smith College. In 2014 his title, Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans during World War II, made The New York Times Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography)

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