Jacob Riis How The Other Half Lives Summary

Another known muckraker Jacob Riis published his book,“ How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York.” This book consolidated content with photographs to deliver a genuinely aggravating photo of the living states of the poor in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. His book prompted to apartments being torn down and upgrades being made to the range including the working of sewers and the usage of garbage collection. Jacob Riis attacked the miseries of the poor who suffered the degradation of living in miserable slum areas without a proper water supply. He worked not only for the abolition of rear tenements but for playgrounds for children, for small parks, for the abolition of child labor (231). We take note of the great contribution

Also, to raise awareness regarding social, political and economic issues during the Progressive Era. Their name was derived from Theodore Roosevelt in reference to “The Man With the Muck Rake” in John Bunyan’s “Pilgrim's Progress” who seeks worldly gain by raking filth. They changed government public policy by issuing out their own articles and books which caused laws to be created and even be changed. Upton Sinclair, “The Jungle” exposed the terrible working condition in the meat-packing industry. This led to Theodore Roosevelt creating two new federal food laws. The Meat Inspection Act and The Pure Food and Drug Act were created. The Pure Food and Drug Act led to the development of the federal Food and Drug Administration. Ida Tarbell, “The History and the Standard Oil Company,” after written it in serial form for Mcclure's Magazine. The expose was composed after she spent several years investigating the business practices of John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil. Her investigative reporting led to the breakup of Standard Oil in 1911. Jacob Riis, “ How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York.” This book consolidated content with photographs to deliver a genuinely aggravating photo of the living states of the poor in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. This book leading him to be apart of the housing reform movement in New York. Lincoln Steffens, “The Shame of the Cities” showing the corruption in local governments throughout America. He basically discussed the corruption in St.Louis, Minneapolis, Chicago, Philadelphia, and New York. This first published series was a accumulation of city portraits unlike any America had ever seen. Ray Stannard Baker,“ the Right to WorK” for McClure's Magazine. He detailed how coal workers and scabs ( non-striking