false <![CDATA[Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170533393m/59651.jpg 59651 7 First published in 1970, this classic of oral history features the voices of men and women who lived through the Great Depression of the 1930s. It includes accounts by congressmen C. Wright Patman and Hamilton Fish, as well as failed presidential candidate Alf M. Landon, who recalls what it was like to be governor of Kansas in 1933: <blockquote>Men with tears in their eyes begged for an appointment that would help save their homes and farms. I couldn't see them all in my office. But I never let one of them leave without my coming out and shakin' hands with 'em. I listened to all their stories, each one of 'em. But it was obvious I couldn't take care of all their terrible needs.</blockquote> The book includes also the perspectives of ordinary men and women, such as Jim Sheridan, who took part in the 1932 march by World War I veterans to petition for their benefits in Washington, D.C., where they were repelled by army troops led by General Douglas MacArthur. Or Edward Santander, who was a child then: "My first memories come about '31. It was simply a gut issue then: eating or not eating, living or not living." Studs Terkel makes history come alive, drawing out experiences and emotions from his interviewees to the degree few have ever been able to match. 1813307 1970 Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression total:444|5:175|4:189|3:67|2:13|1:0| 444 1858 779 64 5 2 false false Wed Jul 16 09:17:12 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 09:20:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 18:21:09 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 20:16:51 -0800 2008
(If you don't want to read the whole book, This American Life recently played a number of them on the Nov. 7 show.)

The book has such a simple premise- Studs Terkel interviewed people about their experiences during the...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jun 20 10:05:37 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 10:30:26 -0700 2009
The legend is, and I think it's recounted in Terkel's book somewhere, that the ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Nov 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 27 10:35:06 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 10:35:24 -0700 2009 STOP SMILING interview with Studs Terkel:

BEHIND THE BILLBOARDS
By Danny Postel and JC Gabel

(This interview originally appeared in the STOP SMILING Chicago Issue)

Studs Terkel is “as much a part of Chicago as the Sears Tower and Al Capone,” a BBC j...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Dec 28 14:01:28 -0800 2008 Thu Jul 30 18:34:21 -0700 2009
What is most remarkable/fascinating/scary is the parallels to today's economic crisis. Here are some quotes:

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Studs Terkel in Hard Times provided a very precious slice of social history from the Depression. It is an extraordinary compilation of very personal an...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 11:27:48 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 07:50:52 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 31 11:02:09 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 03 17:13:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Mon Jul 27 11:10:14 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 11:12:31 -0700 2009 ]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 04:21:03 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 04:28:56 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Dec 28 12:01:58 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 12:03:12 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 29 18:02:56 -0800 2008 Sun May 24 20:45:35 -0700 2009 This is basically a report on how the depression impacted individuals throughout our country and throughout social groups and "walks of life." The people tell what it was like for them in their own words. I did not finish the book because I lost interest, I guess, but it is timely b...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Nov 25 14:43:29 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 14:44:02 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Apr 06 23:15:59 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 23:16:59 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 01:27:23 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 18:43:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 07:35:22 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 07:37:30 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Nov 03 15:08:09 -0700 2007 Sun Dec 16 10:42:52 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 19:39:02 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 19:39:43 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 12:03:34 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 12:05:09 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jan 15 22:18:55 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 22:20:26 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=59651