Overview :This revealing biography of a pioneering photojournalist and social reformer Jacob Riis shows how he brought to light one of the worst socia... Read More
Overview :The papers which form this autobiography were originally published in The Outlook, the chapter telling of my going "home to mother" in The ... Read More
Overview :Jacob Riis's famed 1890 photo-text addressed the problems of tenement housing, immigration, and urban life and work at the beginning of the ... Read More
Overview :2015 Reprint of 1957 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Originally published... Read More
Overview :Rediscovering the True Spirit of Christmas.Jacob A. Riis has collected over 13 short Christmas Stories for you to enjoy; stories to kindle y... Read More
Overview :This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, af... Read More
Overview :First published in 1890, Jacob Riis's remarkable study of the horrendous living conditions of the poor in New York City had an immediate and... Read More
Overview :Jacob August Riis (May 3, 1849 - May 26, 1914) was a Danish-American social reformer, "muckraking" journalist and social documentary photogr... Read More
Overview :Jacob Riis's famed 1890 photo-text addressed the problems of tenement housing, immigration, and urban life and work at the beginning of the ... Read More
Overview :Tenements, saloons, and streets -- How did children survive the perils of New York City slums? When this book appeared in 1892, it shocked t... Read More
Overview :''How the Other Half Lives'' by Jacob Riis sheds fascinating light on how our immigrants in the 1800's lived in New York City. A must-read f... Read More
Overview :2022 Hardcover Reprint of the 1957 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Origin... Read More
Overview :The text of this Norton Critical Edition is based on the 1901 Scribner edition and includes all 47 of Riis's unforgettable photographs, alon... Read More