| Author: | Studs Terkel | ISBN: | 9781595587640 |
| Publisher: | The New Press | Publication: | July 26, 2011 |
| Imprint: | The New Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Studs Terkel |
| ISBN: | 9781595587640 |
| Publisher: | The New Press |
| Publication: | July 26, 2011 |
| Imprint: | The New Press |
| Language: | English |
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 provide a perfect introduction for those who have not yet experienced the joy of reading Studs Terkel.
"An informal epic of Terkel's near century [with a] cinematic vividness that tells you more than a shelf of standard history books." -Entertainment Weekly
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 provide a perfect introduction for those who have not yet experienced the joy of reading Studs Terkel.
"An informal epic of Terkel's near century [with a] cinematic vividness that tells you more than a shelf of standard history books." -Entertainment Weekly
