Darkness and Daylight Or Lights and Shadows of New York Life

<p>Darkness and Daylight Or Lights and Shadows of New York Life offers a vivid pictorial record of late 19th-century New York City through the lens of gospel temperance mission and rescue work. Co-authored by Thomas Wallace Knox Helen Campbell and Thomas Byrnes this book provides a unique woman's perspective on the city's stark contrasts: the opulence and progress juxtaposed with the pervasive poverty and social ills. </p><p>Focusing on the efforts of individuals and organizations dedicated to uplifting the downtrodden the book explores temperance movements urban missions and other social reforms. Through compelling narratives and evocative imagery Darkness and Daylight paints a portrait of a city grappling with rapid change and profound inequality while also highlighting the tireless work of those striving to bring light into the darkest corners of New York life.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>