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Making of an American

Jacob Riis was an esteemed reporter and documentary photographer in New York City. In his autobiography he movingly recounts his early life and unrelenting attempts at courtship in Denmark followed by his later experiences in the United States, first as a struggling itinerant immigrant and later as a journalist. He describes how he became a reporter and how his work in lower Manhattan’s teeming, squalid immigrant communities sparked his passion and activism for social reform. In his opening note he writes: “To those who have been asking if they are made-up stories, let me say here that they are not.” NOTE: Elizabeth's letter (In Chapter 7) is read by Ann Boulais. – Lee Smalley

Year of Publication: 1901Genres: Biography & Autobiography

Running Time: 09 hours 59 minutes 08 seconds(17 chapters)

Language: EnglishRead by: Lee Smalley, Ann Boulais

#	Chapter Name
	The Meeting On The Long Bridge Lee Smalley	43:51
	I Land In New York And Take A Hand In The Game Lee Smalley	31:44
	I Go To War At Last, And Sow The Seed Of Future Campaigns Lee Smalley	27:01
	Working And Wandering Lee Smalley	31:56
	I Go Into Business, Headlong Lee Smalley	32:44
	In Which I Become An Editor And Receive My First Love Letter Lee Smalley	37:38
	Elizabeth Tells Her Story, Part 1 Ann Boulais	20:41
	Elizabeth Tells Her Story, Part 2 Lee Smalley	11:19
	Early Married Life; I Become An Advertising Bureau; On The "Tribune" Lee Smalley	36:04
	Life In Mulberry Street Lee Smalley	46:01
	My Dog Is Avenged Lee Smalley	39:18
	The Bend Is Laid By The Heels Lee Smalley	46:21
	I Become An Author And Resume My Interrupted Career As A Lecturer Lee Smalley	37:19
	Roosevelt Comes—Mulberry Street's Golden Age Lee Smalley	46:27
	I Try To Go To The War For The Third And Last Tlme Lee Smalley	43:07
	When I Went Home To Mother Lee Smalley	38:01
	The American Made Lee Smalley	29:36