Hard Times: An Illustrated Oral History of the Great Depression

Description

First published in 1970, Studs Terkel's Hard Times has been called a huge anthem in praise of the American spirit' (Saturday Review) and 'an invaluable record' (New York Times). With grace and compassion, Terkel evokes a mosaic of memories from artists, politicians, businessmen, writers, racketeers, speakeasy operators, strikers, farmers, people who were just kids and those who remember losing a fortune. Now, in a beautiful new illustrated edition, Studs's interviews are complemented by Farm Security Administration photographs from the Library of Congress.'

Studs Terkel (1912 2008) was the bestselling author of twelve books of oral history, including Hope Dies Last, Working, Race, and the Pulitzer Prize winning "The Good War" (all available from The New Press). He was the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including a Presidential National Humanities Medal and the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.

A huge anthem in praise of the American spirit. Anybody who wants to know where we were and how we got to where we are now-read this book. -- Arthur Miller Open [it] to almost any page and rich memories spill out....Read a page, any page. Then try to stop. Wonderful!....It will resurrect your faith in all of us to read this book.