Magnum America: The United States Jimmy Smith and a fable for our

and a fable for our time

and humanity’s last hope

Back in 2007 the first issues of Monocle magazine hit newsstands and kiosks around the globe

quietly becoming one of the great American guitarists and songwriters

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Magnum America: The United States Jimmy Smith and a fable for ourAn epic visual history of the places, people, mythologies and realities of America across eight decades from the renowned photography collective, Magnum Photos. Magnum America is not a comprehensive photographic history of the United States, but rather draws on stories from the Magnum Archives to ask: What is 'America'? Arranged into decade by decade chapters spanning from the 1940s to the present day complete with timelines, story led individual