![]() ![]() How the Other Half Lives, 1890 Jacob Riis, a journalist and photographer working in NYC, was the author this portrayed human poverty and despair of the immigrants in the Lower East Side. Alfred Mahan who argued that control of the sea was the key to world dominance it was very influential in promoting the growth of US naval power during the 19th century. The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1890 written by Capt. A Century of Dishonor, 1881 a book written by Helen Hunt Jackson which raised public awareness of the federal gov't's long record of betraying and cheating Native Americans. It recorded Thoreau's thoughts concerning the value of a life of simplicty & contemplation. Walden, 1854 A novel written by Hanry David Thoreau which eposed transcendentalism-that is, truth thru inner relection & exposeure to nature. It was second only to the Bible in sales. Uncle Tom's Cabin, 1872 a novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe which strenghtened Northern opposition to slavery. ![]()
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