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How the Other Half Lives

How the Other Half Lives

Riis, Jacob A.

Paperback

Historical Figures19th Century United States HistoryFiction Anthologies

ISBN10: 116266682X
ISBN13: 9781162666822
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 164
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.35 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
How The Other Half Lives is a book written by Jacob A. Riis that provides a detailed and eye-opening account of the living conditions of people in the slums of New York City during the late 19th century. Riis, a Danish immigrant and reporter, uses vivid descriptions and photographs to illustrate the squalor, poverty, and overcrowding that characterized tenement life. He exposes the harsh realities faced by immigrants, including inadequate housing, lack of sanitation, and exploitation by landlords. Riis also addresses issues such as child labor, crime, and disease, and offers suggestions for reform. The book is a powerful social commentary and an important historical document that sheds light on the struggles faced by the working poor in America's industrial cities.THERE is another line not always so readily drawn in the tenements, yet the real boundary line of the Other Half: the one that defines the flat. The law does not draw it at all, accounting all flats tenements without distinction. The health officer draws it from observation, lumping all those which in his judgment have nothing, or not enough, to give them claim upon the name, with the common herd.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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