Project Gutenberg 2012-02-10 Public domain in the USA. 294 Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August) 1849 1914 Riis, Jacob August 00002315 A Ten Years' War: An Account of the Battle with the Slum in New York Produced by David Edwards, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Ten Years' War: An Account of the Battle with the Slum in New York" by Jacob A. Riis is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work chronicles the struggles and efforts to combat the dire conditions of slum life in New York City during a transformative period of social reform. Focusing on themes of justice, political responsibility, and social improvement, Riis explores the impact of tenement living on families, particularly the impoverished immigrant populations who make up the majority of the tenants. At the start of the book, Riis lays the groundwork for an in-depth examination of the slums, discussing how the battle against such environments is woven into the fabric of civilization itself. He reveals the historical context of slums as both a societal problem and a challenge to political conscience. Riis reflects on the dynamics that perpetuate squalor and hopelessness, calling for immediate action rather than theoretical discussions. He introduces the reader to the term "slum," illustrating the painful realities of its inhabitants and emphasizing the need for civic engagement and reforms to uplift these marginalized communities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/38821/38821-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Poor -- New York (State) -- New York Tenement houses -- New York (State) -- New York Slums -- New York (State) -- New York HV Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Sociology Category: History - American Category: Sociology 354658 2025-06-15T17:25:23.096513 text/html 355337 2021-01-08T12:44:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2515772 2021-01-08T12:44:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2778884 2025-06-15T17:25:28.372514 application/epub+zip 2780642 2025-06-15T17:25:24.089515 application/epub+zip 214221 2025-06-15T17:25:23.590495 application/epub+zip 2877412 2025-06-15T17:25:31.796505 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2844791 2025-06-15T17:25:27.774515 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280472 2022-09-17T16:53:52.393784 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324055 2025-06-15T17:25:22.634517 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 323749 2021-01-08T12:44:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 127636 2021-01-08T12:44:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 323744 2021-01-08T12:44:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 127597 2021-01-08T12:44:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21319 2025-06-15T17:25:31.966483 application/rdf+xml 14432 2025-06-15T17:25:23.685494 image/jpeg 2296 2025-06-15T17:25:23.635521 image/jpeg 2515408 2025-06-15T17:25:23.181500 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia