It captures a nation at its lowest ebb
Edited by Peter Galassi
and meaning over time
By treating tract-home culture with a perfect balance of gentle irony and deep empathy
focusing his lens on the daily endurance of workers
Images of the World: Photography at the National Geographic. Second Edition. Annuals It captures a nation atNational Geographic, 1984. Second edition. 396 pages. 326 photographs. Edited by Thomas B. Allen. Essays by Gilbert M. Grosvenor, Robert E. Gilka, Volkmar Wentzel, David Doubilet, Jonathan Blair, Bill Curtsinger, Loren McIntyre, Bruce Dale, James A. Sugar, Otis Imboden, Jim Brandenburg, Sam Abell, James L. Stanfield, William Albert Allard, Wilbur E. Garrett, Bianca Lavies, Bates Littlehales, Robert F. Stinson, et al. Includes photos of some of the