The Children of the Poor by Jacob Riis

The Children of the Poor

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The Children of the Poor
Jacob Riis, danish american social reformer, muckraking journalist and social documentary photographer (1849-1914)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
-01- ABOUT THIS BOOK
-02- PREFACE
-03- THE PROBLEM OF THE CHILDREN
-04- THE ITALIAN SLUM CHILDREN
-05- IN THE GREAT EAST SIDE TREADMILL
-06- TONY AND HIS TRIBE
-07- THE STORY OF KID McDUFF’S GIRL
-08- THE LITTLE TOILERS
-09- THE TRUANTS OF OUR STREETS
-10- WHAT IT IS THAT MAKES BOYS BAD
-11- LITTLE MARY ELLEN’S LEGACY
-12- THE STORY OF THE FRESH AIR FUND
-13- THE KINDERGARTENS AND NURSERIES
-14- THE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS
-15- THE BOYS’ CLUBS
-16- THE OUTCAST AND THE HOMELESS
-17- PUTTING A PREMIUM ON PAUPERISM
-18- THE VERDICT OF THE POTTER’S FIELD
-19- PRESS NOTICES
-20- FOOTNOTES

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