How The Other Half Lives by Jacob A. Riis

How The Other Half Lives

Jacob A. Riis

184 pages first pub 1890 (editions)

nonfiction classics history sociology dark informative reflective slow-paced
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How The Other Half Lives quickly became a landmark in the annals of social reform. Riis documented the filth, disease, exploitation, and overcrowding that characterized the experience of more than one million immigrants. He helped push tenement r...

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