HARD TIMES
An Illustrated Oral History of the Great Depression
Paperback
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For this landmark work, author Studs Terkel interviewed over 150 people who lived through the 1930s.
From the comfortable or famous like lyricist E.Y. Harburg ("Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?") and Myrna Loy ("I was told I was FDR’s favorite actress.") to dirt-poor-at-the-time common folks, their words spill out in a fascinating interplay of fact and memory. Terkel gives a brief setting for each interview and begins his book with a deeply felt personal memoir. Incomparable source material and a fascinating read for students studying the Great Depression, the New Deal, labor in the United States, America’s social history, and a wealth of other topics.
This title is part of the series: HISTORIC AMERICAN WRITINGS
| Copyright | 2012 edition |
|---|---|
| Publisher | New Press |
| Pages | 441 |
| Grade | 7–12 |
| ISBN | 9781595587039 |