Project Gutenberg 2014-04-26 Public domain in the USA. 3987 Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August) 1849 1914 Riis, Jacob August 04011775 How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York Produced by KD Weeks, David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York" by Jacob A. Riis is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book examines the living conditions of the impoverished populations residing in the tenements of New York, highlighting the social issues surrounding urban poverty and housing. Using firsthand observations, Riis aims to shed light on the struggles faced by the city's poor and the systemic neglect that has contributed to their plight. The opening of the book introduces Riis's motivation in writing, stemming from the belief that personal experiences should benefit society. He reflects on the obliviousness of the affluent to the harsh realities of the poor, emphasizing the dire conditions that have led to crime and illness among the tenement dwellers. Riis discusses the rapid population growth in New York, the evolution of tenement housing, and the public health crises that arose within these overcrowded living spaces. This sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the lives affected by these socio-economic structures, making a compelling case for social reform as well as a vivid portrayal of life in the tenements. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45502/45502-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Poor -- New York (State) -- New York Tenement houses -- New York (State) -- New York HV Text Category: History - American Category: Sociology 561208 2025-07-18T11:26:52.508031 text/html 544789 2024-10-24T06:23:48 text/html 2687957 2025-07-18T11:26:59.958037 application/epub+zip 2693111 2025-07-18T11:26:53.969054 application/epub+zip 270568 2025-07-18T11:26:53.295034 application/epub+zip 2840843 2025-07-18T11:27:04.687990 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2776219 2025-07-18T11:26:59.264043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386202 2022-09-20T18:19:24.326452 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 500352 2025-07-18T11:26:51.814042 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 480254 2024-10-24T06:23:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17214 2025-07-18T11:27:04.833959 application/rdf+xml 15798 2025-07-18T11:26:53.380063 image/jpeg 1887 2025-07-18T11:26:53.339017 image/jpeg 2621869 2025-07-18T11:26:52.669081 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