Jacob Riis Revisited: Poverty and the Slum in Another Era

Published by Anchor Books, Garden City, NY, 1968

About this Item

Great condition. Marks on spine from use. Unmarked, no damage. See item images. Jacob Riis Revisited is an edited collection of Jacob Riis's work, featuring excerpts from his books How the Other Half Lives, The Children of the Poor, and A Ten Years' War, with a focus on his photojournalism of New York City's slums and his advocacy for social reform. The book explores his use of photography to expose the living conditions, poverty, and social ills associated with the tenements, as well as his arguments for reform and his impact on figures like Theodore Roosevelt.
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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Jacob Riis Revisited: Poverty and the Slum in Another Era
• Publisher: Anchor Books, Garden City, NY
• Publication Date: 1968
• Language: English
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 2 ounces