The Children of the Poor
- ISBN-10
- 0842281711
- ISBN-13
- 9780842281713
- Series
- The Children of the Poor
- Category
- Child welfare
- Pages
- 300
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1972-01-01
- Author
- Jacob August Riis
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