Project Gutenberg 2010-05-30 Public domain in the USA. 297 Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August) 1849 1914 Riis, Jacob August The Children of the Poor Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "The Children of the Poor" by Jacob A. Riis is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book sheds light on the plight of impoverished children living in urban slums, particularly in New York City, during a time of massive immigration and industrialization. Riis uses vivid descriptions and compelling narratives to illustrate the struggles faced by these children, emphasizing both the systemic issues of poverty and the resilience of the young. The opening portion of the book introduces the pressing issue of the "children of the poor," stating it as a problem that reflects on the state itself. Riis discusses the rapid urbanization and the increasing population living in tenements, where the environment often breeds despair and low expectations for the future. He notes how these children's lives are heavily influenced by their surroundings, leading to both good and bad outcomes – with some displaying kindness and shared hope, while others fall into delinquency. The author emphasizes the urgent need for societal intervention and improvement, outlining a grim picture that sets the stage for further exploration into the lives of these children and the community's responsibilities toward them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Poor Poor -- New York (State) -- New York Child welfare -- New York (State) -- New York HV Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Sociology 589114 589128 2024-09-14T03:58:46.067909 2023-09-14T08:56:51.050901 text/html text/html 593652 2021-01-06T16:37:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1978429 2021-01-06T16:37:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2083411 2024-09-14T03:58:57.343876 application/epub+zip 2090737 2024-09-14T03:58:48.718923 application/epub+zip 278261 2024-09-14T03:58:46.997936 application/epub+zip 2304885 2024-09-14T03:59:02.985893 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2255937 2024-09-14T03:58:55.827885 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418287 2022-09-15T05:33:35.084274 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 517836 517644 2024-09-14T03:58:44.732917 2023-09-14T08:56:49.824860 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 517611 2021-01-06T16:37:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 200358 2021-01-06T16:37:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 517607 2021-01-06T16:37:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 200309 2021-01-06T16:37:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20539 2024-09-14T03:59:03.128827 application/rdf+xml 11378 2024-09-14T03:58:47.379887 image/jpeg 3501 2024-09-14T03:58:47.186906 image/jpeg 2068304 2024-09-14T03:58:46.228005 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia