A double portrait of Herman Melville and Lewis Mumford, two of America’s most influential writers, reveals the surprising connections between them―and their uncanny relevance to our age of crisis. “An incisive homage to the continuing relevance of two towering writers. . . . A well-informed, thoughtful dual biography." ― @kirkus_reviews, starred review Aaron Sachs, environmental historian @cornelluniversity’s “UP FROM THE DEPTHS: Herman Melville, Lewis Mumford and Rediscovery in Dark Times” is released into the world today by @princetonupress 🙌👏🙌👏🎊🐋🌉 "Up From the Depths takes up the dialectic method so central to Melville’s writing for its unique investigation of parallel lives. . . . Fittingly, Mr. Sachs’s chapters interweave periods of the two men’s lives, creating a dappled effect of shared shadows and light. Certain biographical overlaps are particularly striking."---Sam Sacks, @wsj "Fascinating. . . . In shining a light on Mumford’s efforts during the ‘Melville Revival’ of the mid-1900s, Sachs makes a strong case for the rediscovery of Mumford’s own writing. . . . A well-executed literary history." ― @publisherswkly "An inspired study of [Melville and Mumford], juxtaposing their lives and works in alternating chapters. . . . What draws Sachs to [these writers] is the dialectic in each between continuity and disruption, confidence and despair."---Steven G. Kellman, @theamscho #hermanmelville #lewismumford #literarybiography #americanliterature #americanliteraryhistory #dualbiography #mobydick ✍️📚