Jacob a Riis

Rediscovering the True Spirit of Christmas.Jacob A. Riis has collected over 13 short Christmas Stories for you to enjoy; stories to kindle your holiday spirit. He was focused on the true spirit of Christmas: generosity, kindness, and charity toward others. Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide-open heart that thinks of others first. The Christmas spirit is ageless, timeless, loving, giving and generous. It can be no other.CONTENTS: THE KID HANGS UP HIS STOCKING IS THERE A SANTA CLAUS?THE CROGANS' CHRISTMAS IN THE SNOWSHED THE OLD TOWN HIS CHRISTMAS GIFT THE SNOW BABIES' CHRISTMASJACK'S SERMONMERRY CHRISTMAS IN THE TENEMENTS WHAT THE CHRISTMAS SUN SAW IN THE TENEMENTSNIBSY'S CHRISTMASTHE LITTLE DOLLAR'S CHRISTMAS JOURNEYLITTLE WILL'S MESSAGE THE BURGOMASTER'S CHRISTMAS

Rediscovering the True Spirit of Christmas.Jacob A. Riis has collected over 13 short Christmas Stories for you to enjoy; stories to kindle your holiday spirit. He was focused on the true spirit of Christmas: generosity, kindness, and charity toward others. Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide-open heart that thinks of others first. The Christmas spirit is ageless, timeless, loving, giving and generous. It can be no other.CONTENTS: THE KID HANGS UP HIS STOCKING IS THERE A SANTA CLAUS?THE CROGANS' CHRISTMAS IN THE SNOWSHED THE OLD TOWN HIS CHRISTMAS GIFT THE SNOW BABIES' CHRISTMASJACK'S SERMONMERRY CHRISTMAS IN THE TENEMENTS WHAT THE CHRISTMAS SUN SAW IN THE TENEMENTSNIBSY'S CHRISTMASTHE LITTLE DOLLAR'S CHRISTMAS JOURNEYLITTLE WILL'S MESSAGE THE BURGOMASTER'S CHRISTMAS

Jacob Riis's classic is an open window into a world unknown to most. Originally published in 1890, this classic inditement of slum life remains an outstanding example of the value of investigative journalism and its potential to change the world for the better. Riis was one of the earliest "muck-rakers," which President Theodore Roosevelt defined as, "taking the rake to uncover the most unpleasant conditions in American society." In the case of Riis, the issue at hand was the dire predicament of thousands of immigrants living and working in horrendous conditions in the tenements of New York City in the late 1800s. How the Other Half Lives is a well thought out non-fiction work documenting the filth of the tenements, injustices of the sweatshops, and perils of child labor (among other wrongs) personally witnessed by Riis. Jacob Riis, a Danish immigrant from the city of Ribe, was one of fifteen children. Upon reaching adulthood, Riis first apprenticed as a carpenter in the city of Copenhagen. Discouraged by the lack of employment available, he immigrated to the United States in 1870 at the youthful age of 21. In New York, he eventually found his way to a career in journalism. After accepting a position with The New York News Association, he started writing articles that covered both the wealthy and the impoverished. Riis' career, and platform from which he could campaign for change, took a big step up when he took a job at the New York Tribune. In his new position, he began writing articles with the intent of enlightening the public on How the Other Half Lives. He decided to make it his purpose to explore and photograph this sad reality, hoping the exposure would help alleviate the terrible living and working conditions of the penniless. Riis did just that by illuminating the filthy and revolting conditions of the "lower" classes to those in the upper and middle class best suited to make a difference. Riis' work was not in vain. His book led to decades of housing, sewer, and garbage collection improvements in the Lower East Side of New York City. This edition, which is illustrated with the photos he used, brings to life the experience of Jacob Riis as he uncovered the truth of How the Other Half Lives.

Children of the Tenements, is many of the old classic books which have been considered important throughout the human history. They are now extremely scarce and very expensive antique. So that this work is never forgotten we republish these books in high quality, using the original text and artwork so that they can be preserved for the present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

The Battle with the Slum, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

In this is the classic indictment of slum life, written by one of the most famous reformers of the nineteenth century. "How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York" explained not only the living conditions in New York slums, but also in the sweatshops in some tenements which paid workers only a few cents a day. The book explains the plight of working children; they would work in factories and at other jobs. Some children became garment workers and newsies (newsboys). The effect was the tearing down of New York's worst tenements, sweatshops, and the reform of the city's schools. The book led to a decade of improvements in Lower East Side conditions, with sewers, garbage collection, and indoor plumbing all following soon after, thanks to public reaction.

Classic Books Library presents this brand new edition of "How the Other Half Lives" (1890) by Jacob Riis. This powerful collection of photographs depicts the slums of New York during the 1800s. As an migr , Riis witnessed the poverty and crowded conditions of the city, and turned to photojournalism to document street life. Mastering the innovative use of flash, and being one of the first to use the technology in photographic practice in America, Riis produced starkly honest and evocative images of the tenements. Riis (1849-1914) was a journalist and social documentary photographer born in Denmark. He emigrated to New York as a young man and became part of a large wave of immigrants that settled there in the late 1800s. After initially training as a carpenter, his journalistic career began when he was appointed as a trainee at the New York News Association. Later, Riis developed an interest in photography as a way to further illustrate the conditions of city slums that featured in his reports, and his first collaborative photojournalism work was published in 1888.

Reproduction of the original: A Ten Years War by Jacob A. Riis

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