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Tenements, saloons, and streets - How did children survive the perils of poor New York City neighborhoods? When this book appeared in 1892, it shocked the privileged class. The evidence of misery and greed was undeniable. The author, Jacob Riis, was a muckraker and social documentary photographer. His book includes stories of survival, child abuse and neglect, orphans and outcasts. He wrote about the sorrows and joys of the "" little toilers,"" and gave a resolute account of child labor at the expense of an education. The Children of the Poor is a companion to Riis' bestseller How the Other Half Lives. The pair of books inspired social reforms during the Progressive Era. This special edition includes new content, stark photos, an in-depth index, list of charities, and resources for further study. It will appeal to readers interested in the history of child welfare, immigration, urbanization, or photojournalism. Beautiful design, sturdy binding, acid-free paper, subject index. Suitable for libraries, students, and general readers.

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My whole life was influenced by my long association with Jacob Riis, whom I am tempted to call the best American I ever knew. --Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography [Riis] forced the destruction of rear tenements ... [he] wiped out Mulberry Bend, the worst tenement block in the city ... won small parks ... labored years for enough schools ... drove bake shops with their fatal fires out of tenement basements ... demanded light for dark tenement hallways ... [and] worked for the abolition of child labor. --Lincoln Steffens, McClure's Magazine and author of The Shame of the Cities [Riis'] work did more to educate the general public on this question [of housing for the poor] than the writings of any other person. --The Tenement House Problem

"""My whole life was influenced by my long association with Jacob Riis, whom I am tempted to call the best American I ever knew."" --Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography ""[Riis] forced the destruction of rear tenements ... [he] wiped out Mulberry Bend, the worst tenement block in the city ... won small parks ... labored years for enough schools ... drove bake shops with their fatal fires out of tenement basements ... demanded light for dark tenement hallways ... [and] worked for the abolition of child labor."" --Lincoln Steffens, McClure's Magazine and author of The Shame of the Cities [Riis'] work did ""more to educate the general public on this question [of housing for the poor] than the writings of any other person."" --The Tenement House Problem"

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Jacob Riis (1849-1914) was a Danish-American police reporter, newspaper journalist, photographer, and reformer. He wrote about the social and environmental effects of poor urban neighborhoods and challenges to survival. Tanja Bekhuis, PhD, MLIS, MS, is a psychologist and information scientist. She is a distinguished member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals. She founded TCB Classics, which publishes nonfiction books of historical value for scholars and general readers.

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