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Memphis, TN: General books, 2012. Oversize Paperback. VERY GOOD+. Optically scanned reprint of Riis' 1890 book - text only, no illustrations. As new except for crease on front cover corner. "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, how the slums were created, how and why they remained as they were, who was forced to live there, and offered suggestions for easing the lot of the poor." 74 pages, 7.5x9.75x.25. 0.9
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- Title How the Other Half Lives
- Author Jacob a. Riis
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 74
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Theclassics.Us, Memphis, TN
- Date 2013-09
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781230451268 / 1230451269
- Weight 0.33 lbs (0.15 kg)
- Dimensions 9.69 x 7.44 x 0.15 in (24.61 x 18.90 x 0.38 cm)
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How the Other Half Lives
by Riis, Jacob A.
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