(Izdošanas datums: 12-Dec-2023, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: DANCE ALL DAY Musicvertriebs GmbH (Verlagsaccount), ISBN-13: 9786257959018)
It was Christmas-eve over on the East Side. Darkness was closing in on a cold, hard day. The light that struggled through the frozen windows of the delicatessen store, and the saloon on the corner, fell upon men with empty dinner-pails who were hurry...Lasīt vairāk
How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis sheds fascinating light on how our immigrants in the 1800s lived in New York City. A must-read for Americans whose family has been in the U.S. for only a few generations, this book tells what it was really...Lasīt vairāk
The Old Town by Jacob A. Riis is a photographic book that documents the living conditions of the poor in New York City during the late 19th century. Riis uses images and personal anecdotes to illustrate the cramped and unhealthy living conditions in...Lasīt vairāk
How the Other Half Lives: Studies among the Tenements of New York explained the living conditions in New York slums as well as the sweatshops in some tenements, which paid workers only a few cents per day. The book explains the plight of working chil...Lasīt vairāk
Working with a friend from the Health Department, Riis filled The Children of the Poor (1892) with statistical information about public health, education, and crime. He argued that teaching immigrant children about American democracy would help to ma...Lasīt vairāk
Jacob Riiss classic is an open window into a world unknown to most. Originally published in 1890, this classic inditement of slum life remains an outstanding example of the value of investigative journalism and its potential to change the world for...Lasīt vairāk
During the 1890s many people in upper- and middle-class society were unaware of the dangerous conditions in the slums among poor immigrants. Jacob Riis, a Danish immigrant who himself could not originally find much work, hoped to expose the squalor o...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 21-Sep-2020, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: Neeland Media LLC, ISBN-13: 9781420977400)
A classic early example of "e;muck-racking"e; journalism, or reporting by reform-minded American journalists who attacked established institutions and leaders as corrupt, "e;How the Other Half Lives"e; is a chronicle of the conditions...Lasīt vairāk
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The belief that every mans experience ought to be worth somethin...Lasīt vairāk
Tenements, saloons, and streets — How did children survive the perils of New York City slums? When this book appeared in 1892, it shocked the privileged class. The evidence of misery and greed was undeniable.The author, Jacob Riis, was a muckra...Lasīt vairāk
Annie Roe Carr, Alice Duer Miller, Berthold Auerbach, Santa Claus, Bret Harte, Charles Dickens, L. Frank Baum, Evaleen Stein, Florence L. Barclay, Henry Van Dyke...
This holiday, we proudly presents to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas classics: most beloved novels, tales, legends, poetry & carols - to warm up your heart and rekindle your holiday sparkle: Works by Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dosto...Lasīt vairāk
A.A. Milne, Santa Claus, Adelaide Anne Procter, Algernon Blackwood, Alice Duer Miller, Alice Hale Burnett, Amy Ella Blanchard, Andy Adams, Anne Hollingsworth Wharton, Annie Eliot Trumbull...
This holiday, we proudly present to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas stories. Over 250 of them are included by your favourite authors:Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter, Louisa May Alcot...Lasīt vairāk
This Work contains an active table of contents (HTML), which makes reading easier to make it more enjoyable. A collection of 3 short stories about Christmas....Lasīt vairāk
Louis Stevenson, Louisa May Alcott, O. Henry, Mark Twain, Beatrix Potter, Charles Dickens, William Shakespeare, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Emily Dickinson, Rudyard Kipling...
This meticulously edited and unique Christmas collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry)The Holy Night (Selma Lagerlof)A Merry Christmas & Other Christmas Stories (Louisa...Lasīt vairāk
Charles Dickens, O. Henry, Mark Twain, Beatrix Potter, Louisa May Alcott, William Shakespeare, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Emily Dickinson, Robert Louis Stevenson, Rudyard Kipling...
This holiday, e-artnow presents to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas classics: most beloved novels, tales, legends, poetry & carols - to warm up your heart and rekindle your holiday sparkle: The First Christmas Of New England (Harr...Lasīt vairāk
Mark Twain, Beatrix Potter, Louisa May Alcott, Charles Dickens, O. Henry, William Shakespeare, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Emily Dickinson, Robert Louis Stevenson, Rudyard Kipling...
This holiday, we are presenting to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas novels, magical tales, the legends of Christmas, the beloved carols and the unique poetry by the giants of literature dedicated to this one and only holiday: The...Lasīt vairāk
O. Henry, Mark Twain, Beatrix Potter, Louisa May Alcott, Charles Dickens, William Shakespeare, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Emily Dickinson, Robert Louis Stevenson, Rudyard Kipling...
This holiday, we are offering to you our own Christmas box - filled up to the top with the best Christmas novels, classics to read during holidays, magical Christmas tales, legends, most famous carols and the unique poetry of the giants of literature...Lasīt vairāk
Classic Books Library presents this brand new edition of "e;How the Other Half Lives"e; (1890) by Jacob Riis. This powerful collection of photographs depicts the slums of New York during the 1800s. As an emigre, Riis witnessed the poverty and...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 22-Mar-2018, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: Charles River Editors, ISBN-13: 9781614304296)
Christmas is the most famous holiday of the year, and the word itself evokes images of Santa Claus, reindeer, snow, Christmas trees, egg nog and more. At the same time, it represents Christianitys most important event, the birth of the baby Jesus. I...Lasīt vairāk
