How The Other Half Lives: Studies Among The Tenements Of New York
Jacob August Riis
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How The Other Half Lives: Studies Among The Tenements Of New York

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Published in 1890, "How the Other Half Lives" is a landmark work of photojournalism that exposed the squalid living conditions of New York City's poorest residents. Through a combination of powerful images and vivid descriptions, author Jacob Riis documented the disease, crime, and desperation that characterized life in the city's slums. His book helped to galvanize the reform movement and sparked public outrage that led to significant improvements in housing and labor conditions. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civili...