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  • How the Other Half Lives
    Jacob A. Riis / Jacob ARiis
    During the 1890s many people in upper- and middle-class society were unaware of the dangerous conditions in the slums among poor immigrants. Jacob Riis, a Danish immigrant who himself could not originally find much work, hoped to expose the squalor of the 19th-century Lower East Side of Manhattan. After a successful career as a police reporter, he decided to publish a photojour...
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    37,06 €

  • How the Other Half Lives (Esprios Classics)
    Jacob A. Riis / Jacob ARiis
    Jacob August Riis (May 3, 1849 - May 26, 1914) was a Danish-American social reformer, 'muckraking' journalist and social documentary photographer. He contributed significantly to the cause of urban reform in America at the turn of the twentieth century. He is known for using his photographic and journalistic talents to help the impoverished in New York City; those impoverished ...
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    23,63 €

  • The Battle With the Slum (Esprios Classics)
    Jacob A. Riis / Jacob ARiis
    Jacob August Riis (May 3, 1849 - May 26, 1914) was a Danish-American social reformer, 'muckraking' journalist and social documentary photographer. He contributed significantly to the cause of urban reform in America at the turn of the twentieth century. He is known for using his photographic and journalistic talents to help the impoverished in New York City; those impoverished ...
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    25,96 €

  • Die Entstehung eines Amerikaners
    Jacob A. Riis
    Dieses klassische Buch wurde ursprünglich vor Jahrzehnten veröffentlicht als 'The Making of an American' . Es wurde jetzt von Writat für seine deutschsprachigen Leser ins Deutsche übersetzt. Bei Writat liegt uns die Bewahrung des literarischen Erbes der Vergangenheit sehr am Herzen. Wir haben dieses Buch ins Deutsche übersetzt, damit es heutige und zukünftige Generationen lesen...
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    16,84 €

  • La création d’un Américain
    Jacob A. Riis
    Ce livre classique a été initialement publié il y a des décennies sous le titre 'The Making of an American' . Il a maintenant été traduit par Writat en langue française pour leurs lecteurs francophones. Chez Writat, nous sommes passionnés par la préservation du patrimoine littéraire du passé. Nous avons traduit ce livre en français afin que les générations présentes et futures ...
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    16,45 €

  • A Ten Years’ War
    Jacob A. Riis
    A Ten Years’ War: An Account of the Battle with the Slum in New York, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reforma...
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    22,59 €

  • Nibsy’s Christmas and Other Christmas Stories
    Jacob A. Riis
    'Nibsy Christmas' is a short story set in the East Side streets of New York City. A poor newsboy shows his generous side when he buys two younger children a piece of cake each on Christmas Eve. But tragedy will strike later that evening when he flees from his drunken father’s wrath to hide in a hay factory where he falls asleep...  ' It was Christmas-eve over on the East Side. ...
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    8,98 €

  • The Making of an American
    Jacob A. 1849-1914 Riis
    A classic memoir of American immigrant life, this work by Jacob A. Riis is a vivid and moving account of one man’s journey from poverty and hardship in Denmark to success and fulfillment in the United States. With its candid and insightful portrayal of immigrant life in turn-of-the-century New York City, The Making of an American is a timeless masterpiece of American literature...
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    42,44 €

  • The Children of the Poor
    Jacob A. 1849-1914 Riis
    In this powerful and emotional book, Jacob A. Riis shines a light on the desperate plight of children living in poverty at the turn of the century. Through a series of heart-wrenching stories and compelling photographs, Riis introduces us to the children living in the slums of New York City, and the struggles they face on a daily basis. This book is a call to action, challengin...
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    37,45 €

  • Nibsy’s Christmas
    Jacob A. Riis
    Nibsy’s Christmas, has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scann...
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    13,50 €

  • Neighbors
    Jacob A. Riis
    Neighbors: Life Stories of the Other Half , has been considered an important book throughout the human history. So that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. The whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. This book is not made of scanned copies and hence ...
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    14,13 €

  • The Making of an American
    Jacob A. Riis
    The Making of an American, has been considered an important book throughout the human history. So that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. The whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. This book is not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear...
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    17,71 €

  • Christmas Stories
    Jacob A. Riis
    Rediscovering the True Spirit of Christmas.Jacob A. Riis has collected over 13 short Christmas Stories for you to enjoy; stories to kindle your holiday spirit. He was focused on the true spirit of Christmas: generosity, kindness, and charity toward others. Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide-open heart that thinks of others first. The Christmas sp...
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    12,65 €

  • Christmas Stories
    Jacob A. Riis
    Rediscovering the True Spirit of Christmas.Jacob A. Riis has collected over 13 short Christmas Stories for you to enjoy; stories to kindle your holiday spirit. He was focused on the true spirit of Christmas: generosity, kindness, and charity toward others. Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide-open heart that thinks of others first. The Christmas sp...
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    24,35 €

  • Is There a Santa Claus
    Riis Jacob A. (Jacob August)
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the wor...
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    29,62 €

  • Is There a Santa Claus
    Riis Jacob A. (Jacob August)
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the wor...
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    15,69 €

  • The Battle With the Slum
    Jacob A. 1849-1914 Riis
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the wor...
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    42,44 €

  • The Battle With the Slum
    Jacob A. 1849-1914 Riis
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the wor...
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    28,81 €

  • Out of Mulberry Street Stories of Tenement Life in New York City
    Jacob A Riis
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the wor...
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    36,52 €

  • Hero Tales of the Far North
    Jacob A. Riis
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the wor...
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    34,74 €

  • Children of the Tenements
    Jacob A. Riis
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the wor...
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    36,62 €

  • Hero Tales of the Far North
    Jacob A. Riis
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the wor...
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    21,10 €

  • How the Other Half Lives
    Jacob A. Riis
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the wor...
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    26,12 €

  • How the Other Half Lives
    Jacob A. Riis
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the wor...
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    37,45 €

  • How the Other Half Lives
    Jacob A. Riis
    2022 Hardcover Reprint of the 1957 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Originally published in 1890, this is the classic indictment of slum life, written by one of the most famous reformers of the nineteenth century. 'How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York' explained not only the living co...
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    25,07 €

  • How the Other Half Lives
    Jacob A. Riis / Jacob ARiis
    Jacob Riis’s classic is an open window into a world unknown to most. Originally published in 1890, this classic inditement of slum life remains an outstanding example of the value of investigative journalism and its potential to change the world for the better. Riis was one of the earliest 'muck-rakers,' which President Theodore Roosevelt defined as, 'taking the rake to uncover...
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    10,31 €

  • How the Other Half Lives
    Jacob A. Riis / Jacob ARiis
    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 h...
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    11,04 €

  • The Making of an American, Illustrated
    Jacob A. Riis / Jacob ARiis
    “When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that blow that did it—but all that had gone before.” —Jacob Riis, The Making of an AmericanJournalist Jacob Riis wrote his autobiography, The Making ...
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    25,52 €

  • Theodore Roosevelt
    Jacob A. Riis / Jacob ARiis
    “Of the President I am proud with reason, but the friend I love. And if I can make you see him so, as a friend and a man, I have given you the master-key to him as a statesman as well.” —Jacob Riis, Theodore Roosevelt—The CitizenTheodore Roosevelt—The Citizen (1904) was written by Jacob Riis, a journalist and good friend of Roosevelt’s. Riis explained that his book was not goin...
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    32,05 €

  • How the Other Half Lives
    Jacob A. Riis / Jacob ARiis
    In this is the classic indictment of slum life, written by one of the most famous reformers of the nineteenth century. "How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York" explained not only the living conditions in New York slums, but also in the sweatshops in some tenements which paid workers only a few cents a day. The book explains the plight of working child...
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    12,86 €


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