Resultados para: studs terkel

Oral history evokes the innocent idealism, as well as the terror and horror, of ordinary Americans at home and abroad during World War II

Men and women representing a variety of occupations, describe the daily routine of their jobs and express their grievances, aims, and dreams

In the tradition of E. B. White’s bestselling Here Is New York, Chicago a tribute to the “Second City”—part history, part memoir, and 100% Studs Terkel—infused with anecdotes, memories, and reflections that celebrate the great city.Chicago was home...

The author presents a teaching guide to Studs Terkel's book on the experiences of men and women in the workplace, including questions designed to generate discussion of Terkel's book.

Photographs of custodial, maintenance, and food service workers of Harvard University are accompanied by brief statements by those pictured, including Bill Brooks, janitor to three university presidents and David Noard, security guard at the Fogg Art...

Race

Recreates the character and atmosphere of this dramatic era in a collage of recollections by both well-known and obscure Americans.

Division Street

A cross-section of Americans--from an embittered Miss America to Arnold Schwarzenegger, from Jesse Helms to a KKK member, from businessmen and Brahmins to activists and immigrants--speak of their hopes, expectations, and disappointments

Explores the theme of hope in the midst of challenging times in a collection of oral histories that link hope with a spirit of activism, commitment, and the determination.

Terkel has selected the most memorable interviews from his eight previous books, including Kid Pharaoh, the con man of Division Street; Tom Patrick, a fireman; and C. P. Ellin, the former Ku Klux Klansman

The distinguished author of Working explores the theme of hope in the midst of challenging times in a collection of oral histories that links hope with a spirit of activism, commitment, and the determination to resist during such periods as the Great...

First published in 1970, Studs Terkel’s bestselling Hard Times has been called “a huge anthem in praise of the American spirit” (Saturday Review) and “an invaluable record” (The New York Times). With his trademark grace and compassion, Terkel evokes...

In recording this oral history, Studs Terkel interviewed over 100 individuals who shared their thoughts or experiences of the Great Depression. This digital edition was derived from ACLS Humanities E-Book's (http://www.humanitiesebook.org) online...

Gathers interviews with Buster Keaton, Lillian Gish, Carol Channing, Arthur Miller, James Cagney, Pauline Kael, Federico Fellini, Sybil Thorndike, James Baldwin, William Saroyan, Edward Albee, and Zero Mostel

A selection of forty previously unpublished interviews with top musicians from the past half-century includes the Pulitzer Prize-winning oral historian's discussions with such figures as Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, and Louis Armstrong. 25,000 first...

Will the Circle Be Unbroken?

Interviews with emergency room doctors, Hiroshima survivors, AIDS co-workers, and death-row parolees express the beliefs, hopes, fears, and expectations of people confronted with death and life's ultimate experience.

Voices of Our Times

Gathers interviews with Buster Keaton, Lillian Gish, Carol Channing, Arthur Miller, James Cagney, Pauline Kael, Federico Fellini, Sybil Thorndike, James Baldwin, William Saroyan, Edward Albee, and Zero Mostel

Recounts the professional lives of thirteen great jazz musicians and vocalists, including King Oliver, Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, and Charlie Parker.

This American classic has been corrected from the original manuscripts and indexed, featuring historic photographs and an extensive biographical afterword.

Christ in Concrete