Children of the Tenements

Name: Children of the Tenements
Author: Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis

by Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by David Edwards, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)

Release date

2007-05-23

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Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Short stories, American Tenement houses -- Fiction

About the author

Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis

1849–1914

A pioneering journalist and photographer who exposed the harsh realities of New York's tenements, helping turn public attention toward housing reform. His work blends firsthand reporting, vivid storytelling, and a deep sense of urgency about city life and poverty.

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