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Contents List of Illustrations___ 000 Preface___ 000 Prologue: "The Ideal American"___ 000 PART ONE: RESTLESSNESS Chapter 1__ The Old Town___ 000 Chapter 2__ The Early Years___ 000 Chapter 3__ Heartache___ 000 Chapter 4__ "A Terrible Homesickness"___ 000 Chapter 5__ The Fast March to Buffalo___ 000 Chapter 6__ "My Lovely Dream"___ 000 Chapter 7__ "True Love Can Never Die"___ 000 Chapter 8__ "The Still Centre of a Cyclone"___ 000 Chapter 9__ A Second Proposal___ 000 PART TWO: RIIS AND THE OTHER HALF Chapter 10__ "Fat and Strong"___ 000 Chapter 11__ Police Reporter___ 000 Chapter 12__ Anatomy of the Slums___ 000 Chapter 13__ The Reformers___ 000 Chapter 14__ Intruders___ 000 Chapter 15__ Flower Power___ 000 Chapter 16__ The Manifesto___ 000 Chapter 17__ Brothers___ 000 Chapter 18__ The Golden Years___ 000 Chapter 19__ The Making of an American___ 000 Epilogue___ 000 Notes___ 000 Selected Bibliography___ 000 Acknowledgments___ 000 Index___ 000
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August), 1849-1914.
Immigrants -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Danish Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Social reformers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Journalists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Investigative reporting -- New York (State) -- New York.
New York (N.Y.) -- Biography.