How the Other Half Lives
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (818 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0032MTAM2 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 584 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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In his book Riis gave a full and detailed picture of what life in those slums was like, how the slums were created, how and why they remained as they were, who was forced to live there, and offered suggestions for easing the lot of the poor. . From the Back Cover In How The Other Half Lives New Yorkers read with horror that three-quarters of the residents of their city were housed in tenements and that in those tenements rents were substantially higher than in better sections of the city
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"A Disappointment" according to MNReader. I have seen the photographs of Jacob Riis in the real and was very disappointed to see them so poorly reproduced in this book. Documenting impoverished NYC in the late 19th century what Riis is most known for and his photographs were an important part of th. Feel Cheated JChappell The photographs, not the captions/commentary, are what make Riis's work poignant and of lasting importance. That's why I ordered the book. The photographs are omitted from this edition.. Evander said Seven Treasures Publications is a Fraud.. This edition is full of typos, many of which render entire sentences illogical. The whole thing is awkwardly formatted, as if the editor had no concept that the information was going to appear on the page of a book. There is no table of contents. "Special i