Plain Folk: The Life Stories of Undistinguished Americans by Editors David M. Katzman & William M. Tuttle
Book Description
Plain Folk depicts both the ordinary occupations and ethnic and racial diversity of America at the turn of the century. But, unlike the reportorial studies by such people as Jacob Riis or the settlement house reports of Jane Addams, Plain Folk presents the actual voices of the working class, untouched by the worldview of reformers, unchanged by the eyes of academics. Published in 1983, 198 pages.
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America 1900. PBS Documentary film and companion website. America 1900 presents a comprehensive picture of what life was like in the United States at the turn of the century.