New York's Inferno Explored: Scenes Full Of Pathos Powerfully Portrayed, Siberian Desolation Caused By Vice And Drink, Tenements Packed With Misery

By Mrs Ballington Booth

Book Overview

""New York's Inferno Explored"" is a book written by Booth and Ballington in 1891. The book portrays the bleak reality of New York City during the late 19th century. It depicts scenes of poverty, vice, and crime, highlighting the squalor and desperation of the city's tenements. The authors also explore the devastating effects of alcoholism on families and communities, as well as the desolation caused by vice and addiction. Through powerful and poignant descriptions, the book offers a vivid and harrowing portrait of life in the city's slums. Overall, ""New York's Inferno Explored"" is a sobering and eye-opening account of the social and economic challenges faced by New York City's poorest residents during a time of rapid urbanization and industrialization.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1164836196
• ISBN13: 9781164836193
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"