Jacob a Riis | Bookhype

JACOB A. RIIS (1849-1914), a Danish immigrant who arrived in New York in 1870, became a newspaper reporter and a social reformer. Having experienced poverty firsthand, he explored the social conditions of the New York poor in articles and books, such as in How the Other Half Lives and The Battle with the Slum. He was also a social documentary photographer who became famous for his early adoption of flash in photography.

Mar 10, 2006

Cover of American Promise, 3rd Edition, Volume 2 & Reading the American Past, 3rd Edition, Volume 2 & How the Other Half Lives & Confronting Southern Poverty in the Great Depression & Movements

American Promise, 3rd Edition, Volume 2 & Reading the American Past, 3rd Edition, Volume 2 & How the Other Half Lives & Confronting Southern Poverty in the Great Depression & Movements

Nov 8, 2004

Cover of How the Other Half Lives & Muckraking & Era of Franklin D. Roosevelt & Pearl Harbor and the Coming of the Pacific War

How the Other Half Lives & Muckraking & Era of Franklin D. Roosevelt & Pearl Harbor and the Coming of the Pacific War

Jun 1, 2004

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Hero Tales of the Far North

Aug 15, 2003

Cover of America's History 5e Volume 2 and How the Other Half Lives

America's History 5e Volume 2 and How the Other Half Lives

May 29, 2003

Cover of American Promise 2e Volume 2 and How the Other Half Lives

American Promise 2e Volume 2 and How the Other Half Lives

May 29, 2003

Cover of American Promise Compact 2e Volume 2 and How the Other Half Lives

American Promise Compact 2e Volume 2 and How the Other Half Lives

Nov 26, 2001

Cover of America a Concise History 2e Volume 2 and How the Other Half Lives and

America a Concise History 2e Volume 2 and How the Other Half Lives and

Nov 6, 2001

Cover of America's History 4e Volume 2 and Our Hearts Fell to the Ground and How

America's History 4e Volume 2 and Our Hearts Fell to the Ground and How

Oct 25, 2001

Cover of America a Concise History 2e Volume 2 and How the Other Half Lives

America a Concise History 2e Volume 2 and How the Other Half Lives

Apr 25, 2001

Cover of How the Other Half Lives and Plessy V. Ferguson and Plunkitt of Tammany Hall

How the Other Half Lives and Plessy V. Ferguson and Plunkitt of Tammany Hall

Jun 23, 2000

Cover of Who Built America Volume 2 and Souls of Black Folk and How the Other Half Lives

Who Built America Volume 2 and Souls of Black Folk and How the Other Half Lives

Dec 15, 1998

Cover of Southern Horrors and How the Other Half Lives and Muckraking and Plessy V.

Southern Horrors and How the Other Half Lives and Muckraking and Plessy V.

Dec 1, 1972

Cover of The Battle with the Slum

The Battle with the Slum

Dec 1970

Cover of Jacob Riis Revisited

Jacob Riis Revisited

Dec 12, 1957

Cover of How the Other Half Lives

How the Other Half Lives (The John Harvard Library) (Bedford Series in History & Culture (Paperback)) (Bedford Series in History & Culture (Hardcover)) (American Century)

Jan 1, 1901

Cover of The Making of an American

The Making of an American (Torchbooks)