#400 Jacob Riis: 'The Other Half' of the Gilded Age

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Tom Meyers

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, Places & Travel

4.8 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2022

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

In 1890 Jacob Riis turned his eye-opening reporting about New York's tenement districts into a ground-breaking book called How The Other Half Lives, a book which awoke Americans to the plight of the poor and laid the groundwork for the Progressive Era.

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0:00.0	After you listen to today's show, head over and listen to the latest episodes of Four
0:06.1	the Ages, the podcast from the New York Historical Society exploring the rich and complex history
0:12.7	of the United States.
0:14.5	Host David M. Rubenstein invites the foremost historians and creative thinkers onto the
0:20.2	show for a conversation on a wide range of topics.
0:24.0	In a conversation with Tom Brokaw, one of the most respected and trusted figures in
0:28.4	U.S. broadcast journalism will give you insights into his prolific life and career,
0:34.3	delivering the news to millions of Americans.
0:37.7	And we also think that you'll enjoy Rubenstein's conversation with a net Gordon Reed, the
0:43.2	Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the Hemmings of Monticello in American Family, where
0:49.2	you'll discover the private life of Thomas Jefferson, our enigmatic third president's
0:54.3	vision of himself, the revolution, and the American experiment taking shape around him.
1:00.0	That's Four the Ages, available on Apple and Spotify.
1:05.8	The Bowry Boys episode 400, Jacob Rees, the other half of the Gilded Age.
1:12.8	Hey, it's the Bowry Boys.
1:14.4	Hey.
1:28.9	Hi there, welcome to the Bowry Boys.
1:30.9	This is Greg Young.
1:32.4	And this is Tom Myers.
1:34.0	And also this is episode 400.
1:37.7	It is our 400th.
1:39.8	Not to be confused, of course, with Mrs. Astor's 400.
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