false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170533396m/59657.jpg 59657 2 <B>The groundbreaking book that first made Studs Terkel a household name.</B><BR><BR><I>Division Street: America</I>, Studs Terkel's first book of oral history, established his reputation as America's foremost oral historian and as "one of those rare thinkers who is actually willing to go out and talk to the incredible people of this country" (in the words of Tom Wolfe).<BR><BR>Viewing the inhabitants of a single city, Chicago, as a microcosm of the nation at large, <I>Division Street: America</I> chronicles the thoughts and feelings of some seventy people from widely varying backgrounds in terms of class, race, and personal history. From a mother and son who migrated from Appalachia to a Native American boilerman, from a streetwise ex-gang leader to a liberal police officer, from the poorest African Americans to the richest socialites, these unique and often intimate first-person accounts form a multifaceted collage that defies any simple stereotype of America. As Terkel himself put it: "I was on the prowl for a cross-section of urban thought, using no one method or technique&#133;.I guess I was seeking some balance in the wildlife of the city as Rachel Carson sought it in nature." Revealing aspects of people's lives that are normally invisible to most of us, <I>Division Street: America</I> is a fascinating survey of a city, and a society, at a pivotal moment of the twentieth century. 58068 1967 Division Street: America total:153|5:46|4:72|3:28|2:7|1:0| 153 616 307 12 5 0 false false Wed Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 11:39:41 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 11:44:27 -0700 2009
This is the only book by Studs Te...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 12 15:46:30 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 15:50:10 -0700 2009 Division Street: America is Terkel's oral history of immigrant life in/around Chicago, IL. It's a classic and, I believe, perhaps Terkel's best work. It certainly made his name and reputation as a keen "everyman's historian," and you can see it as the foundation upon which his lifelong c...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 30 01:17:40 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 01:18:17 -0800 2008 ]]> 4 0 false false Wed Nov 21 15:39:57 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 21 15:50:13 -0800 2007
The zeitgeist of the time and place is captured with a fresh first person clarity. Most interestingly, there is a unknowing forshadowing of what bodes for America. A concern with the...more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Dec 30 11:49:20 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 14 15:35:22 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Mon Jan 21 17:53:54 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 17:55:42 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 03 15:42:49 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 11 21:30:39 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jun 08 16:07:09 -0700 2008 Fri Dec 26 22:26:57 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Mon Jun 25 14:23:42 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 25 14:25:12 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 18 16:34:00 -0800 2008 Sat Aug 15 05:58:45 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jan 02 16:58:40 -0800 2008 Fri Jul 17 09:30:51 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Mar 11 11:42:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 11 11:43:47 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Nov 27 03:40:47 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 27 03:40:47 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 24 10:05:09 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 10:05:09 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Nov 20 20:56:19 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 20:56:19 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 18 07:48:42 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 07:48:42 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 02 17:26:59 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 17:26:59 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 02 13:05:54 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 13:05:54 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 28 09:32:48 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 09:32:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 27 21:57:23 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 21:57:35 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=59657