Project Gutenberg 2012-02-10 Public domain in the USA. 107 Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August) 1849 1914 Riis, Jacob August 00002315 A Ten Years' War: An Account of the Battle with the Slum in New York Produced by David Edwards, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Ten Years' War: An Account of the Battle with the Slum in New York" by Jacob A. Riis is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work chronicles the struggles and efforts to combat the dire conditions of slum life in New York City during a transformative period of social reform. Focusing on themes of justice, political responsibility, and social improvement, Riis explores the impact of tenement living on families, particularly the impoverished immigrant populations who make up the majority of the tenants. At the start of the book, Riis lays the groundwork for an in-depth examination of the slums, discussing how the battle against such environments is woven into the fabric of civilization itself. He reveals the historical context of slums as both a societal problem and a challenge to political conscience. Riis reflects on the dynamics that perpetuate squalor and hopelessness, calling for immediate action rather than theoretical discussions. He introduces the reader to the term "slum," illustrating the painful realities of its inhabitants and emphasizing the need for civic engagement and reforms to uplift these marginalized communities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/38821/38821-h/images/cover.jpg en Poor -- New York (State) -- New York Tenement houses -- New York (State) -- New York Slums -- New York (State) -- New York HV Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Sociology 354542 354550 2024-09-16T10:43:19.790331 2023-09-17T05:40:32.320003 text/html text/html 355337 2021-01-08T12:44:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2515772 2021-01-08T12:44:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2778957 2024-09-16T10:43:24.949324 application/epub+zip 2780944 2024-09-16T10:43:20.780323 application/epub+zip 214359 2024-09-16T10:43:20.235323 application/epub+zip 2877572 2024-09-16T10:43:28.305299 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2844793 2024-09-16T10:43:24.456312 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280472 2022-09-17T16:53:52.393784 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324055 323851 2024-09-16T10:43:19.269343 2023-09-17T05:40:31.905968 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 323749 2021-01-08T12:44:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 127636 2021-01-08T12:44:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 323744 2021-01-08T12:44:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 127597 2021-01-08T12:44:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21059 2024-09-16T10:43:28.451279 application/rdf+xml 14432 2024-09-16T10:43:20.324322 image/jpeg 2296 2024-09-16T10:43:20.278330 image/jpeg 2515601 2024-09-16T10:43:19.872354 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