Ny revideret udgave.Baseret på aldrig tidligere benyttede primære kilder var Tom Buk-Swienty i 2005 manden bag den første fuldstændige biografi om den legendariske dansk-amerikanske journalist, sociale reformist og dokumentar-fotograf, Jacob Augustus Riis (1849-1914). Nu udkommer bogen i forfatterens reviderede udgave. Riis’ historie er både en dramatisk udvandrerhistorie og en storslået kærlighedshistorie. Og så er det historien om en mand med en klar, stædig vision og en...

Lest anybody flatter himself with the notion that these were evils of a day that is happily past and may safely be forgotten, let me mention here three very recent instances of tenement-house life that came under my notice. One was the burning of a rear house in Mott Street, from appearances one of the original tenant-houses that made their owners rich. The fire made homeless ten families, who had paid an average of $5 a month for their mean little cubby-holes.

How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York by Jacob A. Riis: Gain a poignant and eye-opening perspective on urban life with "How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York" by Jacob A. Riis. This groundbreaking work combines text and photography to expose the harsh living conditions of immigrants in New York City during the late 19th century, sparking a call for social reform.Why Th...

Come vive l’altra metà. Studi tra le case inferiori di New York è un’inchiesta fondamentale del giornalista e fotografo Jacob A. Riis, pubblicata alla fine dell’Ottocento, che getta una luce impietosa sulle condizioni di vita dei poveri nei quartieri popolari di New York. Attraverso reportage, dati, testimonianze e fotografie pionieristiche, Riis documenta l’affollamento estremo, l’insalubrità delle abitazioni, lo sfruttamento del lavoro, la povertà endemica e l’abbandono sociale ...

In How the Other Half Lives, New Yorkers read with horror that three-quarters of the residents of their city were housed in tenements and that in those tenements rents were substantially higher than in better sections of the city. In his book Riis gave a full and detailed picture of what life in those slums was like.

A classic early example of “muck-racking” journalism, or reporting by reform-minded American journalists who attacked established institutions and leaders as corrupt, “How the Other Half Lives” is a chronicle of the conditions of abject poverty that the residents of the slums of New York endured at the end of the 19th century. Danish immigrant Jacob A. Riis saw first-hand the horrible conditions of the Lower East Side of Manhattan following his immigration to the United States. A poor itin...

In "Hero Tales of the Far North," Jacob A. Riis weaves a captivating tapestry of stories that illuminate the lives of remarkable individuals from the northern fringes of the globe. With an engaging narrative style that blends vivid descriptions with compelling character studies, Riis not only chronicles the heroic deeds of these figures but also situates them within the broader context of societal change and the American frontier spirit. His work emerges from the late 19th and early 20th c...

In "The Children of the Poor," Jacob A. Riis offers a poignant social commentary on the lives of impoverished children in late 19th-century America. With a blend of journalistic rigor and vivid storytelling, Riis employs vivid imagery and firsthand accounts to illuminate the harsh realities faced by these children, from squalid living conditions to neglect and exploitation. The book is not merely a collection of observations; it serves as a clarion call for social reform, contextualizing t...

The slum is as old as civilization. Civilization implies a race, to get ahead. In a race there are usually some who for one cause or another cannot keep up, or are thrust out from among their fellows. They fall behind, and when they have been left far in the rear they lose hope and ambition, and give up. Thenceforward, if left to their own resources, they are the victims, not the masters, of their environment; and it is a bad master. They drag one another always farther down. The bad envir...

***How the Other Half Lives***is a chronicle of the conditions of abject poverty that the residents of the slums of New York at the end of the 19th century had to endure, when as many as 300,000 people per square mile were crowded into the tenements of the Lower East Side. Riis, who as an immigrant himself lived in these tenements for years, exposed the horrible conditions while working as a reporter for the New York Tribune.

In "Out of Mulberry Street: Stories of Tenement Life in New York City," Jacob A. Riis employs a journalistic yet evocative literary style to illuminate the harsh realities faced by immigrants and the urban poor in late 19th-century New York City. Through vivid anecdotes and compelling narratives, Riis captures the struggles and resilience of tenement dwellers while also critiquing the socio-economic structures that perpetuate their plight. His work sits at the intersection of social reform...

The Old Town by Jacob A. Riis is a photographic book that documents the living conditions of the poor in New York City during the late 19th century. Riis uses images and personal anecdotes to illustrate the cramped and unhealthy living conditions in the city's tenement neighborhoods. The book serves as a social critique of the urban poverty and a call for reform. Through its powerful images and compelling storytelling, "The Old Town" highlights the struggles of the working class and the ur...