Michael Burgan

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Exposing Hidden Worlds: How Jacob Riis' Photos Became Tools for Social ReformHardcover, 1 August 2017

Exposing Hidden Worlds: How Jacob Riis' Photos Became Tools for Social Reform
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Reading Age
Ages: 10-12
Grade Levels
5-7
Part of Series
Captured History
Print Length
64 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Date Published
1 Aug 2017
ISBN-10
075655618X
ISBN-13
9780756556181

Description

President Theodore Roosevelt called Jacob Riis the best American I ever knew. The pioneering photojournalist, an immigrant from Denmark, drew attention to the poverty and evils of slum life in the late 1800s. Riis won national acclaim when his photos illustrated his bestselling book How the Other Half Lives. The book focused on the difficult time immigrants faced as thousands of newcomers flooded into the United States each year. Riis called for reform and hoped to prod government officials to help the poor people who were forced to live under horrible conditions. The impact of Riis' photos came from capturing the poor and homeless as they lived and worked, with the subjects' eyes often staring directly into the camera. The great photographer Ansel Adams called them magnificent achievements in the field of humanistic photography. But the reforms that came from Riis' work have not eliminated urban poverty and homelessness, and important work remains to be done.

Product Details

Audience:
Ages: 10-12
Author:
Michael Burgan
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 August 2017
Dimensions:
26.67 x 23.88 x 1.02 cm
Educational Level:
Grade Levels: 5-7
ISBN-10:
075655618X
ISBN-13:
9780756556181
Language:
English
Location:
North Mankato
Pages:
64
Weight:
453.59 gm

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