Exposing Hidden Worlds: How Jacob Riis' Photos Became Tools for Social Reform
(Part of the Captured History Series)
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President Theodore Roosevelt called Jacob Riis the best American I ever knew. The pioneering photojournalist, an immigrant from Denmark, drew attention to the poverty and evils of slum life in the late 1800s. Riis won national acclaim when his photos illustrated his bestselling book How the Other Half Lives. The book focused on the difficult time immigrants faced as thousands of newcomers flooded into the United States each year. Riis called for reform...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0756556201
ISBN13:9780756556204
Release Date:August 2017
Publisher:Compass Point Books
Length:64 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.2" x 8.9" x 10.0"
Age Range:10 to 12 years
Grade Range:Grades 5 to 7
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