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Genre Fiction
This collection of delightful Christmas stories from the pages of "The Century Illustrated Magazine" includes the works of such notable nineteenth-century authors as Sarah Orne Jewett, Jacob Riis, Frank R. Stockton, and Ruth... See More
Tenements, saloons, and streets -- How did children survive the perils of New York City slums? When this book appeared in 1892, it shocked the privileged class. The evidence of misery and greed was undeniable. The author... See More
Classics
Jacob A. Riis (1849-1941), pioneer of social documentary photography and journalism, occupies a singular position in the history of social journalism. Jacob A. Riis spent his life bringing to light the societal effects of... See More
WHAT'S NEW IN THIS EDITION -- 123 new digitally linked endnotes that provide insight to the contemporary reader to understand the historical, political and social context of Riis's story. All endnotes are hyperlinked to... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
This Seedbox Classics edition of How the Other Half Lives includes illustrations. How the Other Half Lives by photojournalist Jacob Riis is a study of the living conditions of the New York City slums of the 1880's. As a... See More
NonfictionIs the 2012 presidential election being stolen in Ohio? A strange meeting in late September of 2012 leads the book's author, Jacob Riis, to question whether or not a shady political operative is helping rig the electoral... See More
Classics
Jacob August Riis (May 3, 1849 - May 26, 1914) was a Danish American social reformer, "muckraking" journalist and social documentary photographer. He is known for using his photographic and journalistic talents to help the... See More
How the Other Half Lives: Studies among the Tenements of New York (1890) was an early publication of photojournalism by Jacob Riis, documenting squalid living conditions in New York City slums in the 1880s. It served as a... See More
Humour & SatireEcclepto:Press is a publisher of eclectic artifacts unearthed from the public domain. Drawing on centuries of creative works, each issue in our Artchaeology series introduces readers to a diverse mixture of literature... See More
Politics & Social Sciences''How the Other Half Lives'' by Jacob Riis sheds fascinating light on how our immigrants in the 1800's lived in New York City. A must-read for Americans whose family has been in the U.S. for only a few generations, this book... See More