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How the Other Half Lives
How the Other Half Lives
Author: Jacob A. Riis
Jacob Riis's famed 1890 photo-text addressed the problems of immigration, technological innovation, industry, and urban life at the dawn of the twentieth century. American studies instructor and freelance photographer David Leviatin edited this edition to be as faithful to the original text as possible; all interior photos are uncropped repr...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312117009
ISBN-10: 0312117000
Publication Date: 4/15/1996
Pages: 274
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Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Jacob Riis's famed 1890 photo-text addressed the problems of immigration, technological innovation, industry, and urban life at the dawn of the twentieth century. American studies instructor and freelance photographer David Leviatin edited this edition to be as faithful to the original text as possible; all interior photos are uncropped reprints made from Riis's original negatives, lantern slides, and prints.
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