Jacob Riis’ book, How the Other Half Lives, really brought to reality the conditions of immigrants in America. It also showed the great divide in American between the rich and the poor classes, the gentry and the working class.
Citing examples from the text book
Roark, The American Promise, A Compact History (Volume II: From 1877) Fifth Edition:
explain the condition of the American worker during the Gilded Age;
how they lived; how changes in technology and society effects workers; and how the workers tried to fight back.
The American Promise_ A Concise – James L. Roark.pdf