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  Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression (Paperback) By (author) Studs Terkel

  

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  Short Description for Hard TimesIn 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; ...
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  • Publisher: The New Press
  • Published: 01 January 2001
  • Format: Paperback 462 pages
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  • Categories: Society & Culture: General | History Of The Americas | 20th Century History: C 1900 To C 2000
  • ISBN 13: 9781565846562 ISBN 10: 1565846567
  • Sales rank: 112,252

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• 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.