How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York

Jacob A. Riis; Luc Sante [Introduction]

ISBN 10: 0140436790 / ISBN 13: 9780140436792

Published by Penguin Classics, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York
• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140436790
• ISBN 13: 9780140436792
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Fair
• Weight: 6 ounces

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Synopsis

First 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.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

About the Author

Jacob Riis (1849-1914) was a journalist and photographer born in Denmark.

Lucy Sante was born in Verviers, Belgium, and now lives in the Hudson River Valley. Her books include Low Life, Evidence, The Factory of Facts, Kill All Your Darlings, The Other Paris, and Maybe the People Would Be the Times, and most recently, Nineteen Reservoirs. She has written for many periodicals, notably the New York Review of Books since 1981. Her honors include a Whiting Writer's Award, an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Grammy (for album notes), an Infinity Award from the International Center of Photography, and Guggenheim and Cullman fellowships. Since 1999 she has taught writing and the history of photography at Bard College.