The Battle with the Slum by Jacob A. Riis

The Battle with the Slum

Jacob A. Riis

486 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction sociology informative reflective medium-paced
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American journalist JACOB AUGUST RIIS (1849-1914) was the man for whom the term muckraker was coined, and the reason why is perfectly stark in this collection of true stories from the slums of late-19th-century New York City. As a police reporter ...

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