About the book
The first major biography of the irrepressible woman who changed the way we view and live in cities, and whose influence is felt to this day.
Jane Jacobs was a phenomenal woman who wrote seven groundbreaking books, saved neighborhoods, stopped expressways, was arrested twice, and engaged in thousands of impassioned debates—all of which she won. Robert Kanigel's revelatory portrait of Jacobs, based on new sources and interviews, brings to life the child who challenged her third-grade teacher; the high school poet; the mother who raised three children; the journalist who honed her skills at Architectural Forum and Fortune before writing her most famous book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities; and the activist who helped lead a successful protest against Robert Moses’s proposed expressway through her beloved Greenwich Village.
Editions of Eyes on the Street
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780345803337
- AltFormat
- ISBN 9780307961907
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307961914
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781524702649
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781524702656
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The first major biography of the irrepressible woman who changed the way we view and live in cities, and whose influence is felt to this day.
Jane Jacobs was a phenomenal woman who wrote seven groundbreaking books, saved neighborhoods, stopped expressways, was arrested twice, and engaged in thousands of impassioned debates—all of which she won. Robert Kanigel's revelatory portrait of Jacobs, based on new sources and interviews, brings to life the child who challenged her third-grade teacher; the high school poet; the mother who raised three children; the journalist who honed her skills at Architectural Forum and Fortune before writing her most famous book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities; and the activist who helped lead a successful protest against Robert Moses’s proposed expressway through her beloved Greenwich Village.
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What is Eyes on the Street about?
The first major biography of the irrepressible woman who changed the way we view and live in cities, and whose influence is felt to this day.
Jane Jacobs was a phenomenal woman who wrote seven groundbreaking books, saved neighborhoods, stopped expressways, was arrested twice, and engaged in thousands of impassioned debates—all of which she won. Robert Kanigel's revelatory portrait of Jacobs, based on new sources and interviews, brings to life the child who challenged her third-grade teacher; the high school poet; the mother who raised three children; the journalist who honed her skills at Architectural Forum and Fortune before writing her most famous book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities; and the activist who helped lead a successful protest against Robert Moses’s proposed expressway through her beloved Greenwich Village.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Eyes on the Street?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Biography and non-fiction prose > Biography: general
Where can I read a sample of Eyes on the Street?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780345803337
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Eyes on the Street?
Robert Kanigel
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Eyes on the Street is available as paperback(ISBN 9780345803337) and altformat(ISBN 9780307961907) and ebook(ISBN 9780307961914) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781524702649) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781524702656)
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