num_pages: 240
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.
language: English
title: Plain Folk: The Life Stories of Undistinguished Americans
titlecomplete: Plain Folk: The Life Stories of Undistinguished Americans
genres: 20th Century, History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 19
publisher: University of Illinois Press