Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York
Luc Sante. Vintage Books USA, $16 (480pp) ISBN 978-0-679-73876-3
Sante exposes the underside of Manhattan's underclass circa 1840-1919, presenting New York then as already a realm of danger and pleasure. (Oct.)
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Reviewed on: 08/31/1992
Genre: Nonfiction
Other - 978-1-4668-9563-8
