"Readers will not only come to appreciate the impact of his
groundbreaking work, but will also learn how one man dedicated and
developed his skill and talents to bring about social reform."
"In 1908 Lewis Hine left his teaching position for a full-time job
as an investigative photographer for the National Child Labor
Committee, then conducting a major campaign against the
exploitation of children. Hine's photographs serve as a visual
accompaniment to Freedman's narrative, which not only documents the
abuses of the times but also traces the chronology of Hine's
development as a crusader."
Hine photographed underprivileged child laborers from 1908-1918; their depleted faces look out from almost every page. "Freedman does an outstanding job of integrating historical photographs with meticulously researched and highly readable prose," said PW in a starred review. Ages 10-up. (Mar.)
"Readers will not only come to appreciate the impact of his
groundbreaking work, but will also learn how one man dedicated and
developed his skill and talents to bring about social reform."
"In 1908 Lewis Hine left his teaching position for a full-time job
as an investigative photographer for the National Child Labor
Committee, then conducting a major campaign against the
exploitation of children. Hine's photographs serve as a visual
accompaniment to Freedman's narrative, which not only documents the
abuses of the times but also traces the chronology of Hine's
development as a crusader."
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