The Children Of The Poor
by Jacob A. Riis
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About this eBook
- Author
- Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August), 1849-1914
- Title
- The Children of the Poor
- Credits
- Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- HV: Social sciences: Social pathology, Social and Public Welfare
- Subject
- Child welfare -- New York (State) -- New York
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 32609
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32609
- Release Date
- May 30, 2010
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.THE CHILDREN OF THE POOR
- 2.THE CHILDREN OF THE POOR
- 3.PREFACE
- 4.CONTENTS
- 5.LISTS OF ILLUSTRATIONS — THE CHILDREN OF THE POOR
- 6.CHAPTER I. — THE PROBLEM OF THE CHILDREN
- 7.CHAPTER II. — THE ITALIAN SLUM CHILDREN
- 8.CHAPTER III. — IN THE GREAT EAST SIDE TREADMILL
- 9.CHAPTER IV. — TONY AND HIS TRIBE
- 10.CHAPTER V. — THE STORY OF KID McDUFF’S GIRL
- 11.CHAPTER VI. — THE LITTLE TOILERS
- 12.CHAPTER VII. — THE TRUANTS OF OUR STREETS
- 13.CHAPTER VIII. — WHAT IT IS THAT MAKES BOYS BAD
- 14.CHAPTER IX. — LITTLE MARY ELLEN’S LEGACY
- 15.CHAPTER X. — THE STORY OF THE FRESH AIR FUND
- 16.CHAPTER XI. — THE KINDERGARTENS AND NURSERIES
- 17.CHAPTER XII. — THE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS
- 18.CHAPTER XIII. — THE BOYS’ CLUBS
- 19.CHAPTER XIV. — THE OUTCAST AND THE HOMELESS
- 20.CHAPTER XV. — PUTTING A PREMIUM ON PAUPERISM
- 21.CHAPTER XVI. — THE VERDICT OF THE POTTER’S FIELD
- 22.REGISTER OF CHILDREN’S CHARITIES — AS PUBLISHED BY THE CHARITY ORGANIZATION SOCIETY
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