Jacob A. Riis : Revealing New York's Other Half

"Danish-born Jacob A. Riis (1849-1914) found success in America as a reporter for the New York Tribune, first documenting crime and later turning his eye to housing reform. As tenement living conditions became unbearable in the wake of massive immigration, Riis and his camera captured some of the earliest, most powerful images of American urban poverty"--Jacket.

Year

2015

Language

English

Publisher

Yale University Press

Editions

1

Pages

336

ISBN

9780300209167

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