This revealing biography of a pioneering photojournalist and social reformer Jacob Riis shows how he brought to light on... MoreJacob Riis's Camera: Bringing Light to Tenement Children
""Please be soft," says Father."Please do whisper," says Mother."Emily doesn't "mean" to be loud. But whenever she says ... MoreLoud Emily
Homan Walsh loves to fly his kite. And when a contest is announced to see whose kite string can span Niagara Falls, Homa... MoreThe Kite that Bridged Two Nations: Homan Walsh and the First Niagara Suspension Bridge
Melvil Dewey's love of organization and words drove him to develop and implement his Dewey Decimal system, leaving a s... MoreThe Efficient, Inventive (Often Annoying) Melvil Dewey
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Although the setting for Jacob Riis’s Camera: Bringing Light to Tenement Children is mid-1800 to the early 1900s, the reader is struck by thema...
