How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York
Jacob A. Riis
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How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York (1890) was a pioneering work of photojournalism by Jacob Riis, documenting the squalid living conditions in New York City slums in the 1880s. It served as a basis for future muckraking journalism by exposing the slums to New York City’s upper and middle class. The title of the book is a reference to a phrase of François Rabelais, who wrote in Pantagruel: "one half of the world does not know how the other half lives". (Summary by Wikipedia) (8 hr 50 min)
Chapters
00 - Preface | 1:50 | Read by Guero |
01 - Genesis of the Tenement | 16:13 | Read by Maggie Russell |
02 - The Awakening | 10:02 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
03 - The Mixed Crowd | 15:09 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
04 - The Down Town Back-Alleys Part 1 | 14:24 | Read by MaryAnn |
05 - The Down Town Back-Alleys Part 2 | 17:14 | Read by MaryAnn |
06 - The Italian in New York | 11:06 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
07 - The Bend | 25:46 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
08 - A Raid on the Stale-Beer Dives | 15:16 | Read by Matthew Reece |
09 - The Cheap Lodging-Houses | 19:12 | Read by Parrot17 |
10 - Chinatown | 22:21 | Read by Parrot17 |
11 - Jewtown | 25:37 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
12 - The Sweaters of Jewtown | 29:55 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
13 - The Bohemians - Tenement House Cigarmaking | 21:28 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
14 - The Color Line in New York | 19:02 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
15 - The Common Herd Part 1 | 18:50 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
16 - The Common Herd Part 2 | 14:34 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
17 - The Problem of the Children | 14:17 | Read by Matthew Reece |
18 - Waifs of the City's Slums | 15:01 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
19 - The Street Arab | 22:20 | Read by mevans |
20 - The Reign of Rum | 10:24 | Read by ashleighjane |
21 - The Harvest of Tares | 30:57 | Read by Guero |
22 - The Working Girls of New York | 16:38 | Read by Guero |
23 - Pauperism in the Tenements | 26:18 | Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
24 - The Wrecks and the Waste | 16:40 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
25 - The Man with the Knife | 7:27 | Read by ashleighjane |
26 - What Has Been Done | 25:47 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
27 - How the Case Stands | 26:35 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
28 - Appendix | 19:47 | Read by Guero |
Reviews
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Vivia
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Robo Travolta
uneven recording because of the amount of voices used, but a staple if youre learning early sociology (dated as it may be, and boy it is dated). thanks to the volunteers.
Very informative
shane miller
I learned much from it
Great read!
Colleen Lally-ross
very much enjoyed this book!
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