The Battle with the Slum by Jacob A. Riis

Classic work of reportage documents life of the urban poor at the turn of the century. Real-life tales and rare photographs celebrate efforts to demolish breeding grounds of crime and improve conditions in schools and tenements.

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The 464th greatest nonfiction book of all time

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1. - The New York Public Library's Books of the Century (New York Public Library)

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	Name	Binding	Sales Rank	Lowest New	Lowest Used	Published
	The Battle With the Slum (Patterson Smith Reprint Series in Criminology, Law Enforcement, and Social Problems. Publication No. 77)	Hardcover	18270206		$6.64	1969
	A Ten Year's War: An Account of the Battle with the Slum in New York (1900)	Paperback	20505015	$29.38	$29.32	2010
	The Battle with the Slum (New York City)	Kindle Edition	2580285			2013
	The Battle with the Slum	Hardcover	13614182	$39.07	$39.01	2008
	A ten years' war: an account of the battle with the slum in New York	Paperback	18893135	$4.13		2010
	A Ten Years' War. An Account of the Battle with the Slum in New York	Paperback	11672092	$16.95		2016
	The Battle with the Slum	Hardcover	18887919		$5.94
	The Battle with the Slum	Paperback	6180934	$7.49	$7.82	2017
	The Battle With The Slum	Hardcover	21777659		$5.47
	The Battle with the Slum	Hardcover	14469281	$29.95	$36.60	2015
	A Ten Year's War: An Account of the Battle with the Slum in New York	Paperback	13083479	$10.00	$10.05	2013
	The Battle with the Slum - Primary Source Edition	Paperback	14322932	$38.75		2013
	The Battle with the Slum: Annotated	Kindle Edition	1020554	$1.99		2020
	The Battle with the Slum	Paperback	3095855	$6.99		2015
	The Battle with the Slum	Kindle Edition	52016	$0.00		2011
	The Battle with the Slum (New York City)	Paperback	4134358	$5.99	$2.00	1998
	The Battle with the Slum	Hardcover	18246032		$9.88