Children of the Tenements

by Jacob A. Riis and Riis. Jacob A. (Jacob August). 1849-1914.

Book Overview

I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not. Yet the reason is plain: I cannot. I wish I could. There are some facts one can bring home much more easily than otherwise by wrapping them in fiction. But I never could invent even a small part of a plot. The story has to come to me complete...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1514367211
• ISBN13: 9781514367216
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"