""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 ...
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""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 The book is a powerful social commentary and an important historical document that sheds light on the struggles faced by the working poor in America's industrial cities.THERE is another line not always so readily drawn in the tenements,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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This famous book is, essentially, a book of photographs of how the poorest of the poor lived in New York's lower east side 100 years ago. My father grew up there back then, and I ordered two copies, one for my brother.
The books did not have a single photograph. It looks like someone may have photocopied the text, reprinted it so small as to be almost unreadable, and left out the one thing that made this book so famous, which was all the photographs.
I didn't keep the mailer the books came in, so I can't return them to the bookseller who sold me these frauds.
lesable
May 6, 2010
Gift
This was book requested for a gift. Happy with fast delivery to organization wishing donation.
RichardESchiff
May 7, 2009
Illuminating
Riis was the father of American Photo Journalism. Having spent time as a New York photojournalist, I realize the tremendous role he played in opening up that field.
He did more to help improve conditions for the nation's immigrants than many others who worked solely for that purpose.
I reccomend it heartily for any social historian.
Selina
Sep 27, 2007
An eye opener
This book is photo journalism at its best. I had to read this book in college and it really changed my perception in life.
This was written along time ago so some of the text can be considered offensive. There is a lot of use of negative sterotypes in this book. There is an especially poor opinion of the Irish in this book.
This book is really about the photographs of the poor living in tenements in New York City. Until this book was published most people in soceity were not aware of the living conditions of the poor. These haunted photographs brought about a massive public awareness. The plight of the tenements could no longer be ignored.
The photographs are haunting. The miserable conditions New York's poor lived in is heart breaking. The photographs are clear and high quality dispite their age. This is a great book for photographers, history buffs, and people who enjoy an interesting subject matter.
