How the Other Half Lives: Urban Poverty and Tenement Life in 19th-Century New York by Jacob A. Riis is a powerful and pioneering social documentary that exposes the harsh living conditions of impoverished immigrants packed into New York City tenements during the late 1800s.
Through vivid description, firsthand observation, and compassionate reporting, Riis reveals the realities of overcrowded housing, unsanitary environments, and economic struggle faced by New York’s working poor. This historical work not only illuminates a critical period in urban and social history but also helped inspire early housing reforms and modern social advocacy.
This edition has been carefully formatted for modern digital reading, making it accessible and easy to navigate on smartphones, tablets, and computers.
- Classic social history
- Â Essential reading for students, historians, and social reform advocates
- Insight into urban life and poverty in the Gilded Age
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