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by Jacob A. Riis (Author), Luc Sante (Editor) "THE first tenement New York knew bore the mark of Cain from its birth, though a generation bassed before the writing was deciphered..." (more)
Key Phrases: tenement property, rear tenements, model tenements, New York, Mulberry Street, Cherry Street (more...)
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THERE is another line not always so readily drawn in the tenements, yet the real boundary line of the Other Half: the one that defines the "flat." The law does not draw it at all, accounting all flats tenements without distinction. The health officer draws it from observation, lumping all those which in his judgment have nothing, or not enough, to give them claim upon the name, with the common herd. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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THERE is another line not always so readily drawn in the tenements, yet the real boundary line of the Other Half: the one that defines the "flat." The law does not draw it at all, accounting all flats tenements without distinction. The health officer draws it from observation, lumping all those which in his judgment have nothing, or not enough, to give them claim upon the name, with the common herd.

Product Details
  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Classics (November 1, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0140436790
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140436792
  • Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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