Full name: Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression

Author: Studs Terkel Year: 1970 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History, Non Fiction, Politics, Economics, Historical fiction, Memoirs Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9781565846562 1565846567

In this unique recreation of one of the most dramatic periods in modern American history, Studs Terkel recaptures the Great Depression of the 1930s in all its complexity. Featuring a mosaic of memories from politicians, businessmen, artists, and writers, from those who were just kids to those who remember losing a fortune, Hard Times is not only a gold mine of information but a fascinating interplay of memory and fact, revealing how the Depression affected the lives of those who experienced it firsthand. Similar books: The Great Depression by Robert S. McElvaine Since Yesterday by Frederick Lewis Allen Coming of Age by Studs Terkel The Men Who United the States by Simon Winchester Rainbow's End by Maury Klein Only Yesterday by Frederick Lewis Allen I Wish I'd Been There by Byron Hollinshead These Truths by Jill Lepore Legends, Lies, and Cherished Myths of American History by Richard Shenkman The Perils of Prosperity by William E. Leuchtenburg Enemies by Tim Weiner If You Lived 100 Years Ago by Ann McGovern Lies Across America by James W. Loewen U.S. History For Dummies by Steve Wiegand A Short History of the United States by Robert V. Remini The First American by H. W. Brands First Family by Joseph J. Ellis A Thousand Days by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. The Defining Moment by Jonathan Alter In the President's Secret Service by Ronald Kessler