The Children of the Poor

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