The Making of an American - Riis, Jacob A
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The autobiography of the noted photographer, reporter and social reformer. His famous book, How the Other Half Lives, described slum conditions in New York City at the end of the 19th century. This book also deals in part with conditions in New York. Illustrated with numerous photos and drawings.

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The autobiography of the noted photographer, reporter and social reformer. His famous book, How the Other Half Lives, described slum conditions in New York City at the end of the 19th century. This book also deals in part with conditions in New York. Illustrated with numerous photos and drawings.
Autorenporträt
JACOB A. RIIS (1849-1914), a Danish immigrant who arrived in New York in 1870, became a newspaper reporter and a social reformer. Having experienced poverty firsthand, he explored the social conditions of the New York poor in articles and books, such as in How the Other Half Lives and The Battle with the Slum. He was also a social documentary photographer who became famous for his early adoption of flash in photography.