Jacob A. Riis

• Jul-2006
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The Eighteenth Century broke upon a noisy family quarrel in the north of Europe. Charles the Twelfth of Sweden, the royal hotspur of all history, and Frederik of Denmark had fallen out. Like their people, they were first cousins, and therefore all th...

• Jun-2010
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Jacob August Riis (1849-1914) was born in Denmark and emigrated to the United States when he was 21. A prominent journalist and photographer, his efforts on behalf of New York City's poor brought him the attention of Police Commissioner Theodore Roos...

• Mar-2012
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• May-2013
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...

• May-2013
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The problem of the children is the problem of the State. As we mould the children of the toiling masses in our cities, so we shape the destiny of the State which they will rule in their turn, taking the reins from our hands. In proportion as we negle...

• May-2013
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This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain books available in printed format again - worldwide. At tredition we believe ...

• May-2013
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Excerpt from Neighbors: Life Stories of the Other Half

These stories have come to me from many sources - some from my own experience, others from settlement workers, still others from the records of organized charity, that are never dry, as so...

• Nov-2013
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• Jan-2016
• / Historical
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How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York by Jacob A. Riis is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book examines the living conditions of the impoverished populations residing in the tenements of New York...

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It was Christmas-eve over on the East Side. Darkness was closing in on a cold, hard day. The light that struggled through the frozen windows of the delicatessen store, and the saloon on the corner, fell upon men with empty dinner-pails who were hurry...

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This is a high quality book of the original classic edition.

This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.

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I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not. Yet the reason is plain: I cannot. ...