He remained an active reformer all his life, founding a settlement house, writing several more books, most notably , and maintaining a taxing schedule of lecture tours.This biography includes a picture essay of Riis' photographs as well as, 35 black-and-white illustrations, a chronology, ...
Proofreading Team HERO TALES OF THE FAR NORTH By JACOB A. RIIS AUTHOR OF "HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES" "THE MAKING OF AN AMERICAN" "THE OLD TOWN," ETC. New York, 1921 THIS BOOK OF MY DEAD HEROES I DEDICATE TO MY LIVING HERO THEODORE ROOSEVELT MAY IT BE MANY
later served as clerk-ranger from 1909 to 1918, during the tenures of four of the first five supervisors: John Riis, Henry A. Bergh, J.W. Humphrey and Samuel B. Locke. The creation of the National Forest Service resounds to the credit of President Theodore Roosevelt. The American ...