How the Other Half Lives Studies Among the Tenements of New York
By Jacob A. Riis
Length8h 34m
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How the Other Half Lives: Studies among the Tenements of New York explained the living conditions in New York slums as well as the sweatshops in some tenements, which paid workers only a few cents per day. The book explains the plight of working children; they would work in factories and at other jobs.
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GenrePsychology, History
Length8 hrs 34 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 10, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PREFACE.
16CHAPTER XIII. THE COLOR LINE IN NEW YORK.
2LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
17CHAPTER XIV. THE COMMON HERD.
3INTRODUCTION.
18CHAPTER XV. THE PROBLEM OF THE CHILDREN.
4CHAPTER I. GENESIS OF THE TENEMENT.
19CHAPTER XVI. WAIFS OF THE CITY’S SLUMS.
5CHAPTER II. THE AWAKENING.
20CHAPTER XVII. THE STREET ARAB.
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6CHAPTER III. THE MIXED CROWD.
21CHAPTER XVIII. THE REIGN OF RUM.
7CHAPTER IV. THE DOWN TOWN BACK-ALLEYS.
22CHAPTER XIX. THE HARVEST OF TARES.
8CHAPTER V. THE ITALIAN IN NEW YORK.
23CHAPTER XX. THE WORKING GIRLS OF NEW YORK.
9CHAPTER VI. THE BEND.
24CHAPTER XXI. PAUPERISM IN THE TENEMENTS.
10CHAPTER VII. A RAID ON THE STALE-BEER DIVES.
25CHAPTER XXII. THE WRECKS AND THE WASTE.
11CHAPTER VIII. THE CHEAP LODGING-HOUSES.
26CHAPTER XXIII. THE MAN WITH THE KNIFE.
12CHAPTER IX. CHINATOWN.
27CHAPTER XXIV. WHAT HAS BEEN DONE.
13CHAPTER X. JEWTOWN.
28CHAPTER XXV. HOW THE CASE STANDS.
14CHAPTER XI. THE SWEATERS OF JEWTOWN.
29APPENDIX. STATISTICS BEARING ON THE TENEMENT PROBLEM.
15CHAPTER XII. THE BOHEMIANS—TENEMENT-HOUSE CIGARMAKING.
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