"The Ten-Year War: The Story of the Struggle with the Slums in New York" The book The Ten Years' War: A Story of Slum Fighting in New York by Jacob A. Rees is an important document that reveals the brutal conditions under which the poor lived in New York in the late 19th century. The author describes from his own experience the social problems that arose in the quarters of the impoverished population, noting corruption, crime and the direct struggle against poverty. This book became a kind of icebreaker for reform activities in the field of improving the living conditions of the poor and influenced changes in municipal policy in New York. "The Ten Years' War" reveals to the reader the stories of people who lived on the edge of survival and demonstrates the powerful power of revealing social troubles.