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Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression

Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression

Terkel, Studs

Paperback

20th Century United States HistoryFiction AnthologiesGeneral World History

ISBN10: 1565846567
ISBN13: 9781565846562
Publisher: New Press
Published: Jul 7 2005
Pages: 480
Weight: 1.20
Height: 1.40 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.20
Language: English
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Good War: A masterpiece of modern journalism and a huge anthem in praise of the American spirit (Saturday Review).

In this invaluable record of one of the most dramatic periods in modern American history, Studs Terkel recaptures the Great Depression of the 1930s in all its complexity. Featuring a mosaic of memories from politicians, businessmen, artists, striking workers, and Okies, from those who were just kids to those who remember losing a fortune, Hard Times is not only a gold mine of information but a fascinating interplay of memory and fact, revealing how the 1929 stock market crash and its repercussions radically changed the lives of a generation. The voices that speak from the pages of this unique book are as timeless as the lessons they impart (The New York Times).

Hard Times doesn't 'render' the time of the depression--it is that time, its lingo, mood, its tragic and hilarious stories. --Arthur Miller

Wonderful! The American memory, the American way, the American voice. It will resurrect your faith in all of us to read this book. --Newsweek

Open Studs Terkel's book to almost any page and rich memories spill out . . . Read a page, any page. Then try to stop. --The National Observer

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