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The Children of the Poor
Tenements, saloons, and streets -- How did children survive the perils of New York City slums? When this book appeared in 1892, it shocked the privileged class. The evidence of misery and greed was undeniable.
The author, Jacob Riis, was a muckraker and social documentary photographer. His expos� includes stories of survival, child abuse and neglect, orphans and outcasts. He wrote about the sorrows and joys of the " little toilers," and gave a resolute account of child labor at the expense of an education.
The Children of the Poor is a companion to Riis' bestseller How the Other Half Lives. The pair of books inspired social reforms during the Progressive Era.
This special edition includes new content, stark photos, and an in-depth subject index. It will appeal to readers interested in the history of child welfare, immigration, urbanization, or photojournalism.
Beautiful design, sturdy binding, acid-free paper, subject index. Suitable for libraries, scholars, college students, and general readers.
The author, Jacob Riis, was a muckraker and social documentary photographer. His expos� includes stories of survival, child abuse and neglect, orphans and outcasts. He wrote about the sorrows and joys of the " little toilers," and gave a resolute account of child labor at the expense of an education.
The Children of the Poor is a companion to Riis' bestseller How the Other Half Lives. The pair of books inspired social reforms during the Progressive Era.
This special edition includes new content, stark photos, and an in-depth subject index. It will appeal to readers interested in the history of child welfare, immigration, urbanization, or photojournalism.
Beautiful design, sturdy binding, acid-free paper, subject index. Suitable for libraries, scholars, college students, and general readers.
284 pages, Hardcover
First published April 23, 2001
About the author
Jacob A. Riis
261 books40 followersReports, including
How the Other Half Lives
(1890), of Danish-born American journalist and reformer Jacob August Riis on living conditions in city slums led to improvements in housing and education.
This Christian helped the impoverished in city of New York; much of his writing focused on those needy. In his youth in Denmark, he read Charles Dickens and James Fennimore Cooper; his works exhibit the story-telling skills, acquired under the tutelage of many English-speaking writers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Riis
This Christian helped the impoverished in city of New York; much of his writing focused on those needy. In his youth in Denmark, he read Charles Dickens and James Fennimore Cooper; his works exhibit the story-telling skills, acquired under the tutelage of many English-speaking writers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Riis
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March 19, 2018
This is a fascinating book, although not as good as How the Other Half Live. I never knew that we had a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals long before we had a similar society to prevent cruelty to children.
March 30, 2018
Difficult to read, much harder than his How the Other Half Lives.
This book and the conditions it describes (due to capitalism) not only makes me ashamed to be American but ashamed to be human.
This book and the conditions it describes (due to capitalism) not only makes me ashamed to be American but ashamed to be human.
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