Hard Times (eBook)

An Oral History of the Great Depression

Studs Terkel (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2011
480 Seiten
The New Press (Verlag)
978-1-59558-760-2 (ISBN)

Infos

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Good War: A masterpiece of modern journalism and "e;a huge anthem in praise of the American spirit"e; (Saturday Review). In this "e;invaluable record"e; 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). "e;Hard Times doesn't 'render' the time of the depression it is that time, its lingo, mood, its tragic and hilarious stories."e; Arthur Miller "e;Wonderful! The American memory, the American way, the American voice. It will resurrect your faith in all of us to read this book."e; Newsweek "e;Open Studs Terkel's book to almost any page and rich memories spill out . . . Read a page, any page. Then try to stop."e; The National Observer

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.9.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► 20. Jahrhundert bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Schlagworte: 192s • American History • Anthology • bear market • Black Tuesday • bread lines • bull market • Capitalism • Collection • Dow Jones • Dust Bowl • Economic History • economy • FDR • Federal Reserve • first person • Franklin Delano Roosevelt • Government • Great Crash • Herbert Hoover • History • history of the United states • Hooverville • Interview • Labor history • Labor Movement • New Deal • New York Stock Exchange • october 29 • Oral History • picket lines • Politics • Roaring Twenties • Social Security • Speculation • Unemployment • United States history • USA • Wall Street • Works Progress Administration • World War II • WPA • WWII
• ISBN-10: 1-59558-760-8 / 1595587608
• ISBN-13: 978-1-59558-760-2 / 9781595587602