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Children of the Tenements

This is a collection of vignettes about poverty in New York City in the early 1900s. Jacob Riis was a police reporter and a sociologist. He made human the faces of extreme poverty and did not limit his often-wrenching prose to children. He included old people and animals, and described diverse cultures. These stories evoke both laughter and tears.

Year of Publication: 1903Genres: Short Stories

Running Time: 09 hours 41 minutes 43 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Preface Judi Mason	1:55
2	The Rent Baby Judi Mason	18:01
3	A Story of Bleeker Street Judi Mason	11:37
4	The Kid Hangs Up His Stocking Judi Mason	10:38
5	The Slipper-Maker's Fast Judi Mason	4:57
6	Death Comes to Cat Alley Judi Mason	5:44
7	A Proposal on the Elevated Judi Mason	8:10
8	Little Will's Message Judi Mason	17:15
9	Lost Children Judi Mason	14:55
10	Paolo's Awakening Judi Mason	22:30
11	The Little Dollar's Christmas Journey Judi Mason	21:28
12	The Kid Judi Mason	4:51
13	When the Letter Came Judi Mason	6:30
14	The Cat Took the Kosher Meat Judi Mason	5:54
15	Nibsy's Christmas Judi Mason	19:10
16	In the Children's Hospital Judi Mason	13:17
17	Nigger Martha's Wake Judi Mason	9:53
18	What the Christmas Sun Saw in the Tenements Judi Mason	25:03
19	Midwinter in New York Judi Mason	37:20
20	A Chip from the Maelstrom Judi Mason	5:34
21	Sarah Joyce's Husbands Judi Mason	4:12
22	Merry Christmas in the Tenements Judi Mason	1:07:23
23	Abe's Game of Jacks Judi Mason	5:36
24	A Little Picture Judi Mason	2:37
25	A Dream of the Woods Judi Mason	9:15
26	Twas 'Liza's Doings Judi Mason	18:56
27	Heroes Who Fight Fire Judi Mason	59:46
28	John Gavin, Misfit Judi Mason	7:20
29	A Heathen Baby Judi Mason	7:35
30	The Christening in Bottle Alley Judi Mason	7:35
31	In the Mulberry Street Court Judi Mason	4:03
32	Difficulties of a Deacon Judi Mason	11:34
33	Fire in the Barracks Judi Mason	3:57
34	War on the Goats Judi Mason	7:16
35	He Kept His Tryst Judi Mason	5:52
36	Rover's Last Fight Judi Mason	9:22
37	How Jim Went to the War Judi Mason	17:26
38	A Backwoods Hero Judi Mason	8:23
39	Jack's Sermon Judi Mason	13:48
40	Skippy of Scrabble Alley Judi Mason	10:50
41	Making a Way Out of the Slum Judi Mason	34:15