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Published in 1890, Jacob Riis's remarkable study of the horrendous living conditions of the poor in New York City had an immediate and extraordinary impact on society, inspiring reforms that affected the lives of millions of people. Riis's reliance on specific, hard facts as weapons of social... read more
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The first Tenement New York knew bore the mark of Cain from his birth, though a generation passed before the writing was deciphered.
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- Jacob A. Riis (Author)
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Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
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Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-1161435474
Page Count: 164
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
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Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-1161435474
Page Count: 164
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- Dewey: 305
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- Books › Nonfiction › Current Events › Poverty
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