Call number
BIO TERKEL
Collection
Publication
New Pr (1997), Edition: First Edition, 532 pages
Description
With a foreword by Robert Coles and a preface by Calvin Trillin.The Studs Terkel Reader: My American Century collects the best interviews from eight of Terkel's classic oral histories together with his wonderful original introductions to each book. Featuring selections from American Dreams, Coming of Age, Division Street, ""The Good War, The Great Divide, Hard Times, Race, and Working, this ""greatest hits"" volume is a treasury of Terkel's most memorable subjects that will delight his many lifelong fans and p
Subjects
User reviews
LibraryThing member herschelian
Studs Terkel has been THE collector of oral history in the USA. This book brings together interviews from eight of his classic works, and in so doing creates a picture of the American nation over the past century. A tour de force.
LibraryThing member kcshankd
Picked up and couldn't put down. Currently working through _Working_, previously read _Hard Times_.
Will have to chase down _The Good War_, as each piece collected here was incredible.
Will have to chase down _The Good War_, as each piece collected here was incredible.
Pages
532
ISBN
1565843657 / 9781565843653