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Jacob A. Riis

Author

Bio

Jacob Riis (1849-1914) was a journalist and photographer born in Denmark.

Luc Sante teaches writing and the history of photography at Bard College. His books include Low Life, Evidence, and The Factory of Facts.

Jacob A. Riis Books

How the Other Half Lives book cover

How the Other Half Lives

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How The Other Half Lives book cover

How The Other Half Lives

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How the Other Half Lives book cover

How the Other Half Lives

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How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York book cover

How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York

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How the Other Half Lives book cover

How the Other Half Lives

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The Battle with the Slum book cover

The Battle with the Slum

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The Second Christmas Megapack book cover

The Second Christmas Megapack

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The Christmas MEGAPACK ® book cover

The Christmas MEGAPACK ®

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The Battle with the Slum book cover

The Battle with the Slum

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How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York book cover

How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York

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How the Other Half Lives (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading) book cover

How the Other Half Lives (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)

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How the Other Half Lives book cover

How the Other Half Lives

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