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How the Other Half Lives by Jacob A. Riis (2015, Trade Paperback)

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How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York, ISBN 1614279136, ISBN-13 9781614279136, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

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Product Identifiers

PublisherMartino FINE Books

ISBN-101614279136

ISBN-139781614279136

eBay Product ID (ePID)219487903

Product Key Features

Book TitleHow the Other Half Lives

Number of Pages242 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicHousing & Urban Development, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Poverty & Homelessness, Sociology / Urban

Publication Year2015

IllustratorYes

GenreLaw, Political Science, Social Science

AuthorJacob A. Riis

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight12.7 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Decimal307.76

Synopsis2015 Reprint of 1957 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Originally published in 1890, this is the classic indictment of slum life, written by one of the most famous reformers of the nineteenth century. "How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York" explained not only the living conditions in New York slums, but also in the sweatshops in some tenements which paid workers only a few cents a day. The book explains the plight of working children; they would work in factories and at other jobs. Some children became garment workers and newsies (newsboys). The effect was the tearing down of New York's worst tenements, sweatshops, and the reform of the city's schools. The book led to a decade of improvements in Lower East Side conditions, with sewers, garbage collection, and indoor plumbing all following soon after, thanks to public reaction. Our edition reprints the 1957 edition, without the photo illustrations done mostly by Riis himself.