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Gandal reveals how the slum, in last decade of 19th century America became the source of spectacle in the press, photography and literature. He argues that this interest amounted to a revolution in ethics.

American prose literature --- Didactic literature, American --- Slums --- City and town life in literature. --- Social ethics in literature. --- Slums in literature. --- Spectacular, The. --- Spectacle --- Aesthetics --- Slum clearance --- Housing --- History and criticism. --- Historiography. --- Crane, Stephen, --- Riis, Jacob A. --- Riis, Jacob August, --- Influence. --- Crane, Stephen --- Riis, Jacob August --- 19th century --- History and criticism --- Didactic literature [American ] --- New York (State) --- New York (N.Y.) --- Historiography --- City and town life in literature --- Slums in literature --- Spectacular [The ] --- Crane, Stephen, - 1871-1900. - Maggie, a girl of the streets. --- Riis, Jacob A. - (Jacob August), - 1849-1914. - How the other half lives. --- Didactic literature, American - History and criticism. --- Slums - New York (State) - New York - Historiography.