{"title":"Jacob A. Riis","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"how-the-other-half-lives-studies-among-the-tenements-of-new-york-hardcover","title":"How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2022 Hardcover Reprint of the 1957 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Originally published in 1890, this is the classic indictment of slum life, written by one of the most famous reformers of the nineteenth century. \"How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York\" explained not only the living conditions in New York slums, but also in the sweatshops in some tenements which paid workers only a few cents a day. The book explains the plight of working children; they would work in factories and at other jobs. Some children became garment workers and newsies (newsboys). The effect was the tearing down of New York's worst tenements, sweatshops, and the reform of the city's schools. The book led to a decade of improvements in Lower East Side conditions, with sewers, garbage collection, and indoor plumbing all following soon after, thanks to public reaction. Our edition reprints the 1957 edition, without the photo illustrations done mostly by Riis himself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51377711841503,"sku":"9781684227600","price":30.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/QnSL7PcA329781684227600.webp?v=1789239991"},{"product_id":"how-the-other-half-lives-hardcover","title":"How the Other Half Lives - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work is in the \"public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. 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We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51377759256799,"sku":"9781015492608","price":50.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/xb0i8SyVEQ9781015492608.webp?v=1789240116"},{"product_id":"how-the-other-half-lives-paperback","title":"How the Other Half Lives - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA classic early example of \"muck-racking\" journalism, or reporting by reform-minded American journalists who attacked established institutions and leaders as corrupt, \"How the Other Half Lives\" is a chronicle of the conditions of abject poverty that the residents of the slums of New York endured at the end of the 19th century. Danish immigrant Jacob A. Riis saw first-hand the horrible conditions of the Lower East Side of Manhattan following his immigration to the United States. A poor itinerant carpenter by trade, Riis would first begin documenting the filthy disease-ridden tenements of New York while working as a police reporter for the \"New York Tribune\". \"How the Other Half Lives\" would first be published as an eighteen page article in the Christmas 1889 edition of \"Scribner's Magazine\". In the following year it would be expanded into a book of the same name. This book would shed a light on the housing conditions of the working-class and help to bring about much needed reforms. Presented here is a reproduction of that original 1890 edition with the numerous illustrations included in that volume. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51378048205023,"sku":"9781420975734","price":15.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/t7r3Ha-o5V9781420975734.webp?v=1789247779"},{"product_id":"how-the-other-half-lives-paperback-1","title":"How the Other Half Lives - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacob Riis's classic is an open window into a world unknown to most. Originally published in 1890, this classic inditement of slum life remains an outstanding example of the value of investigative journalism and its potential to change the world for the better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Riis was one of the earliest \"muck-rakers,\" which President Theodore Roosevelt defined as, \"taking the rake to uncover the most unpleasant conditions in American society.\" In the case of Riis, the issue at hand was the dire predicament of thousands of immigrants living and working in horrendous conditions in the tenements of New York City in the late 1800s. How the Other Half Lives is a well thought out non-fiction work documenting the filth of the tenements, injustices of the sweatshops, and perils of child labor (among other wrongs) personally witnessed by Riis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Jacob Riis, a Danish immigrant from the city of Ribe, was one of fifteen children. Upon reaching adulthood, Riis first apprenticed as a carpenter in the city of Copenhagen. Discouraged by the lack of employment available, he immigrated to the United States in 1870 at the youthful age of 21. In New York, he eventually found his way to a career in journalism. After accepting a position with The New York News Association, he started writing articles that covered both the wealthy and the impoverished. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRiis' career, and platform from which he could campaign for change, took a big step up when he took a job at the New York Tribune. In his new position, he began writing articles with the intent of enlightening the public on How the Other Half Lives. He decided to make it his purpose to explore and photograph this sad reality, hoping the exposure would help alleviate the terrible living and working conditions of the penniless. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRiis did just that by illuminating the filthy and revolting conditions of the \"lower\" classes to those in the upper and middle class best suited to make a difference. Riis' work was not in vain. His book led to decades of housing, sewer, and garbage collection improvements in the Lower East Side of New York City. This edition, which is illustrated with the photos he used, brings to life the experience of Jacob Riis as he uncovered the truth of How the Other Half Lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51378058494175,"sku":"9781956527360","price":17.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/MGaeIz5zvS9781956527360.webp?v=1789247805"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/jacob-a-riis.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}