Hard times an illustrated oral history of the Great Depression

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

Main Author:	Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : New Press, 2012.
Edition:	Abridged ed.
Subjects:	United States > History > 1933-1945 > Sources. United States > History > 1919-1933 > Sources. United States > Social conditions > 1933-1945. United States > Biography. United States > Economic conditions > 1918-1945. Oral histories.

Summary:	Recreates the character and atmosphere of this dramatic era in a collage of recollections by both well-known and obscure Americans.
Item Description:	"This is an abridged edition of Hard Times. The original edition included an additional sixty interviews"--Title page verso.
Physical Description:	xx, 441 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781595587039 1595587039
Author Notes:	Studs Terkel (1912-2008) was the bestselling author of twelve books of oral history, including Hope Dies Last , Working , Race , and the Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Good War" (all available from The New Press). He was the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including a Presidential National Humanities Medal and the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.