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Burgan, Michael

Exposing Hidden Worlds: How Jacob Riis' Photos Became Tools for Social Reform

64 pp. | Capstone/Compass | August, 2017 | Library ISBN 978-0-7565-5618-1 $34.65 | Paper ISBN 978-0-7565-5620-4 $8.95 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-7565-5622-8
(3) 4-6 Captured History series. This excellent series examines the history and context of a photo or series of photos and its impact on the culture. Burgan here looks at activist photojournalist Jacob Riis's commitment to exposing the horrible conditions for poor people in late-nineteenth-century America through photography both candid and staged. A thoughtful and compelling angle from which to view the history of poverty. Timeline, reading list. Bib., glos., ind.
Reviewer: Kristy Pasquariello

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