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Aug 28, 2022 · Historian Tom Buk-Swienty takes us on a journey through the incredible life of Jacob A. Riis. Jacob emigrates in 1870 as a poor apprentice carpenter from Ribe to America because of unrequited love. But in New York he becomes homeless and nearly starves to death.
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- 2022-08-28
Historian Tom Buk-Swienty takes us on a journey through the incredible life of Jacob A. Riis. Jacob emigrates in 1870 as a poor apprentice carpenter from Ribe to America because of unrequited love. But in New York he becomes homeless and nearly starves to death.
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Born in 1849 in Ribe, Denmark, Jacob Riis was the third of the 15 children (one of whom, an orphaned niece, was fostered) of Niels Edward Riis, a schoolteacher and writer for the local Ribe newspaper, and Carolina Riis (née Bendsine Lundholm), a homemaker.
Historian Tom Buk-Swienty takes us on a journey through the incredible life of Jacob A. Riis. Jacob emigrates in 1870 as a poor apprentice carpenter from Ribe to America because of unrequited...
Jacob Riis Jacob Riis, author of How the Other Half Lives. Jacob Riis emigrated from Denmark in 1870 to New York City, eager to prove himself. Finding it difficult to find work, he found a home in the slums of New York's Lower East Side. He went back to Denmark for a short time, returning to New York to become a police reporter.
Aug 28, 2022 · All about Movie: directors and actors, reviews and ratings, trailers, stills, backstage. Tomas Villum Jensen, Emma Silja Sångren, Villum Montell, Mart...
