Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression (original: 1970/ latest edition: 2005) is a telling of the oral history of the Great Depression written by Studs Terkel. It is a firsthand account of people of varying socio-economic status who lived in the United States during the Great Depression.
 First edition | |
| Author | Studs Terkel |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Great Depression |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books |
Publication date | 1970 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 480 |
| ISBN | 978-1-56584-656-2 |
The first edition of the book was published in 1970. The 1986 print included a new introduction by Terkel. The latest edition was published in 2005.
Chapters
edit- Foreword, January–February 1986
- A Personal Memoir (and parenthetical comment)
Book One
edit- The March
- The Song
- Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Hard Travelin’
- The Big Money
- Man and Boy
- God Bless’ the Child
- Bonnie Laboring Boy
- Three Strikes
Book Two
edit- Old Families
- Member of the Chorus
- High Life
- At the Clinic
- Sixteen Ton
- The Farmer is the Man
- Editor and Publisher
Book Three
edit- Concerning the New Deal
- An Unreconstructed Populist
- Peroration (Includes interview with Hamilton Fish III)
- Scarlet Banners and Novenas
- The Doctor, Huey, and Mr. Smith
- The Circuit Rider
- The Gentleman from Kansas (Interview with Alf Landon)
- A View of the Woods
- Campus Life
Book Four
edit- Merely Passing Through
- Three O’Clock in the Morning
- A Cable
Book Five
edit- The Fine and Lively Arts
- Public Servant – The City
- Evictions, Arrests, and Other Running Sores
- Honor and Humiliation
- Strive and Succeed
Epilogue
edit- The Raft
- A Touch of Rue
Literary significance and reception
editHard Times is known for providing an equal representation of experiences across a broad spectrum of socio-economic status, interviewing famous and influential people as well as others from a range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds.[1] It has been called "A true classic! Exceptional oral history of a wide strata of Americans caught up in the 'hard times' of the Great Depression."[2]
References
edit- ^ "Studs Terkel's Legacy: A Vivid Window on the Great Depression". New York Times. November 8, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
- ^ Burris, Charles (2007-08-01) Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal: An Annotated Bibliographic Guide, LewRockwell.com
External links
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