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Author Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August), 1849-1914.

Title How the other half lives : studies among the tenements of New York / by Jacob A. Riis ; edited with an introduction by David Leviatin.

Publication Info. Boston : Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press, 1996.
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Location Call No. Status
 Southington Library - Adult  305.569 RII    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  305.569 RIIS    DUE 04-15-19 Billed
Description xiii, 274 pages : illustrations, plans ; 22 cm.
Series The Bedford series in history and culture
Bedford series in history and culture.
Note Originally published: New York : Scribner, 1890.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 266) and index.
Contents Framing the poor : the irresistibility of how the other half lives. The flash : Jacob Riis discovers light ; The American scene : the search for order ; How the other half looks : interpreting Riis's view of poverty -- The document. How the other half lives : studies among the tenements of New York -- Appendices -- A Riis chronology (1849-1914) -- Questions for consideration.
Subject Poor -- New York (State) -- New York.
Local Subject Poor people -- New York (State) -- New York.
Subject Tenement houses -- New York (State) -- New York.
Added Author Leviatin, David, 1961-
ISBN 0312128096 hardcover
9780312128098 hardcover
0312117000 paperback
9780312117009 paperback
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