Length9h 6m
About this audiobook
Working with a friend from the Health Department, Riis filled The Children of the Poor (1892) with statistical information about public health, education, and crime. He argued that teaching immigrant children about American democracy would help to make them productive citizens.
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Rating★★★★ 3.6 (23)
Includes Goodreads
GenrePsychology, History
Length9 hrs 6 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 10, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PREFACE
11CHAPTER IX.
2LISTS OF ILLUSTRATIONS
12CHAPTER X.
3CHAPTER I.
13CHAPTER XI.
4CHAPTER II.
14CHAPTER XII.
5CHAPTER III.
15CHAPTER XIII.
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6CHAPTER IV.
16CHAPTER XIV.
7CHAPTER V.
17CHAPTER XV.
8CHAPTER VI.
18CHAPTER XVI.
9CHAPTER VII.
19REGISTER OF CHILDREN’S CHARITIES
10CHAPTER VIII.
20Footnotes:
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