Peter Guttman offers a dazzling overview of the holiday season throughout the United States. Nothing reminds us of the good things in life-family, friendship, food, and good cheer-more than Christmas. With stunning images and illuminating text, award-winning photographer Peter Guttman offers a dazzling overview of the wintry landscapes, traditions, ceremonies, spectacles, and pastimes of the holiday season throughout the United States. Delve into...

"Revealing and insightful, Lauren Greenfield's classic monograph on the lives of American girls is back in print. Greenfield's award-winning photographs capture the ways in which girls are affected by American popular culture. With an eye for both the common and the eccentric, she visits girls of all ages, discussing issues ranging from eating disorders and self-mutilation to spring break and prom. With more than 100 mesmerizing photographs, 18 interviews,...

Pencil sketches accompany descriptions of early American objects from the almanack and johnny-cake to the niddy noddy and zig-zag fence. Briefly discusses the use of the alphabet in early America.

A collection of photographs taken by professionals and amateurs provides a look at Americans at home, capturing the daily lives of a remarkable diversity of people, cultures, and accomplishments across the United States.

The words "Love me" are painted on a boy's cheek; his face is otherwise inscrutable ... A staircase, lined with ornamental, but empty, picture frames, winds upward to nowhere ... On New Year's Day in Philadelphia, the Mummers take over Broad Street, their faces under the silver, sequins and glitter spelling out the past and foreshadowing the future ... A biker dressed in what must be the chains of freedom. Other Americans (and these could only be...