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

An "illustrated history of the blocks, the buildings, and the guts of New York City, based on Julia Wertz's ... illustrated columns in The New Yorker and Harper's"--Amazon.com.

Publisher Marketing: Julia Wertz is a professional cartoonist and amateur historian. She has published five graphic novels, including most recently Tenements, Towers & Trash and does monthly history comics for the New Yorker and Harper's Magazine . Review Quotes : "A passionate anatomy of the city, a book of dramatic streetscapes and hidden histories - mostly of infamous women, like the 19th-century celebrity abortionist Madame Restell, who catered to socialites and built her Fifth Avenue mansion a block away from a Catholic church, supposedly to taunt the faithful....The city rises majestically in these pages. The crowded panels evoke the jostle of urban life. Your eye doesn't know where to settle; there's so much to absorb."-- The New York Times Review Quotes : "Julia Wertz's Tenements, Towers and Trash is nothing short of extraordinary. The meticulously researched histories of the various urban landscapes are fascinating, and Wertz's drawings perfectly capture the visual poetry of the city- the ongoing struggle between past and present, and its unique blend of beauty and ugliness. A must for anyone who loves and appreciates the city, as Wertz so clearly does."-- Roz Chast Review Quotes : "[Wertz's] love [of New York] is tangible and moving."-- NPR Review Quotes : "Obsessiveness, in a sense, is the subject of Julia Wertz's Tenements, Towers & Trash , which was flat-out the most enjoyable experience I had with any book this year."-- The Chicago Tribune Review Quotes : "A delight for New York aficionados. Every city needs a version of this artist and her book." -- Kirkus Reviews Review Quotes : "In presenting the life of the city, Wertz captures change as the most important constant trait of New York City, with a vivid eclecticism that makes this an indispensable guidebook to places lost and found." -- Publishers Weekly Review Quotes : "Richly dense and informative yet never dull or pedantic, Wertz's eye for detail and obsession with minutiae pays massive dividends for the reader. Her skill at rendering cityscapes left me breathless with admiration and gut-twisting envy. It's also funny as fuck."-- Emily Flake, author of Mama Tried Review Quotes : "A singular voice on a singular place."-- Gabrielle Bell, author of Everything Is Flammable Review Quotes : "Julia Wertz's New York is a city of magic and mystery. Her sharply detailed illustrations bring Gotham's streets to life and reveal their secrets. Walkers and history buffs will love being part of Wertz's world."-- Esther Crain, author of The Gilded Age in New York, 1870-1910 Review Quotes : "A completely new and refreshing way to look at New York City history. You'll be so transfixed by this book's extraordinary imagery that you may forget to turn the page!"-- Greg Young, author of The Bowery Boys: Adventures in Old New York Review Quotes : "Showcasing her extraordinary artistic talent, Wertz digs into an eclectic survey of the city's past, and the remaining architectural relics, through her large-format illustrated history, Tenements, Towers & Trash" -- Shelf Awareness Review Quotes : "This is a great gift for the history, design, and illustration obsessives in your life... or a great gift for yourself..."-- The Cut Review Quotes : "A celebration of city life, of living right on top of your neighbor, of those corner shops that barely stay open for a month and the storefronts that last longer than a century... When you really see a city through Wertz's eyes, you're likely to understand your own city in a different way forever after."-- Seattle Review of Books Review Quotes : "Wertz's love of New York and its history enliven the streetscapes in her superb book, a then-and-now tribute to bookstores, music venues, movie theaters, bars and many other spots."-- San Francisco Chronicle Publisher Marketing : An acclaimed cartoonist presents New York City as you've never seen it before, with a side-splittingly funny illustrated history of the blocks, the buildings, the guts, and the little known charms (and horrors) of the greatest city in the world.

Format: Hardcover | Pages: 284 | Publication Date: 2017-10-03