Hard times : an oral history of the Great Depression
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Published
New York ; New Press, 2005.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xvii, 462 pages ; 21 cm
Status
Main Library - Adult
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Oliver La Farge - Adult
973.916 Ter
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973.916 Ter
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| Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Library - Adult | 973.916 Ter | Paperback | On Shelf |
| Oliver La Farge - Adult | 973.916 Ter | On Shelf | |
| Southside - Adult | 973.916 Ter | Paperback | On Shelf |
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Published
New York ; New Press, 2005.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Originally published: London : Allen Lane, 1970.
Description
From the Publisher: In this unique re-creation of one of the most dramatic periods in modern American history, Studs Terkel recaptures the Great Depression of the 1930s in all its complexity. The book is a mosaic of memories from those who were richest to those who were most destitute: politicians like James Farley and Raymond Moley; businessmen like Bill Benton and Clement Stone; a six-day bicycle racer; artists and writers; racketeers; speakeasy operators, strikers, and impoverished farmers; people who were just kids; and those who remember losing a fortune. Hard Times is not only a gold mine of information-much of it little known-but also a fascinating interplay of memory and fact, showing how the Depression affected the lives of those who experienced it firsthand, often transforming the most bitter memories into a surprising nostalgia.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Depressions -- 1929 -- United States -- Personal narratives.
Oral histories.
Personal narratives.
United States -- Biography.
United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- Sources.
United States -- History -- 1919-1933 -- Sources.
United States -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Sources.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- Sources.
Depressions -- 1929 -- United States -- Personal narratives.
Oral histories.
Personal narratives.
United States -- Biography.
United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- Sources.
United States -- History -- 1919-1933 -- Sources.
United States -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Sources.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- Sources.