"It is refreshing to find a book so unique and captivating as 'The Making
of an American,' the volume in which Jacob A. Riis tells the strange story
of his life. For more than a quarter of a century Mr. Riis has been a
police reporter on a New York newspaper and he still believes there is no
more desirable position to be found anywhere.... Incidentally he has
gained a national reputation by writing 'How the Other Half Lives' and 'A
Ten Years' War,' and this ingenious autobiography will carry his fame
still further, for it is the most irresistibly entertaining book he has
written ... one of the brightest, wholesomest, most fascinating books of
the season."--_Record Herald_, Chicago.
_With over 100 illustrations from photographs and original drawings
Cloth, gilt top, $1.50 net; postage extra
Also published in The Macmillan Standard Library Edition
50 cents net; postage extra_