A review by meekorouse
How The Other Half Lives by Jacob A. Riis

2.0

Useful to look at re: NYC tenements but OMG is this a racist viewpoint.. I mean there's nothing nice said about any nationality of immigrant or African Amer. migrant... It's basically a laundry list of negative traits/habits of every class and nationality of tenement dwellers that Riis believes is impacted and amplified by tenement living. One chapter is focused on improved tenements (or getting rid of them altogether if possible).