Mrs. Roger's U.S. History
Turn of the Century Projects
Photo Story Option
Book Option
How the other half lives : studies among the tenements of New York by Jacob Riis
This book will be available in the library only (on reserve) during this project. You can "check it out" within the library at Mrs. Grams' desk.
PBS American Experience on Jacob Riis
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/wilson/sfeature/sf_poverty.html
Photos (very small) from the Library of Congress
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/mdbquery.html
Just put Riis in the search field and make sure that you change the pull down menu to "search in author/creator field."
Project Gutenberg has the full-text of books that are outside of copyright online and you can download Maggie, A Girl of the Streets from that website as well as other books that are in the public domain.
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/447
Bartleby -- How the Other Half Lives
Full text of the Jacob Riis book online
Google Books -- How the Other Half Lives
Full text with images of the Jacob Riis book online
Upload Maggie Study Guide
Keeping track of your sources -- Noodlebib
Use Noodlebib to keep track of your sources (for information AND pictures!). Talk to LMTC staff if you need help getting started or have forgotten your username or password.
http://www.noodletools.com/
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