"Rediscovering Jacob Riis" by Bonnie Yochelson and Daniel Czitrom examines the life and work of Jacob Riis, focusing on his impact through photojournalism in Gilded Age New York. The book explores Riis’s experiences as an immigrant laborer, which influenced his understanding and empathy towards impoverished communities that he documented in "How the Other Half Lives." Czitrom discusses Riis's role in journalism and reform, while Yochelson reveals his methods in photography, emphasizing that Riis was a pioneering writer and lecturer, not a photographic artist. Illustrated with nearly seventy photographs, the book underscores ongoing social inequalities and Riis's lasting legacy.
