cover image Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York

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.)