"original 1901 ed. with the original illustrations..." -- back cover.
Summary
"Chronicle of the conditions of abject poverty that the residents of the slums of New York at the end of the 19th century had to endure. Riis, who as an immigrant had lived among these conditions himself, exposed the horrible conditions while working as a reporter for the New York Tribune. The book when first published in 1901 shed a much-needed light on the conditions of the poor." -- back cover.
