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Tenements, Towers and Trash: An Unconventional Illustrated History Of New York City
Julia Wertz2017 selection · Graphic novels
Tenements, Towers and Trash: An Unconventional Illustrated History Of New York City
Tenements, Towers and Trash: An Unconventional Illustrated History Of New York City by Julia Wertz appears in NPR’s 2017 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around comics & graphic novels, for art lovers, eye-opening reads, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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