This is a Brand New book in excellent condition. - Format: Paperback
- Author: Jacob A. Riis
- ISBN10: 1409901351
- ISBN13: 9781409901358
Jacob August Riis 1849-1914 was a Danish- American muckraker journalist, photographer, and social reformer. He is known for his dedication to using his photographic and journalistic talents to help the less fortunate in New York City, which was the subject of most of his prolific writings and photographic essays. He helped with the implementation of 'model tenements' in New York with the help of humanitarian Lawrence Veiller. As one of the first photographers to use flash, he is considered a pioneer in photography. His works include: How the Other Half Lives 1891 , The Children of the Poor 1892 , Out of Mulberry Street 1896 , A Ten Years War 1900 , The Making of an American 1901 , The Battle with the Slum 1902 , Children of the Tenements 1902 , The Peril and the Preservation of the Home 1903 , Theodore Roosevelt: The Citizen 1904 , The Old Town 1909 , Hero Tales of the Far North 1910 and Neighbors: Life Stories of the Other Half.
