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, isbn 9781565846562 buy the hard times ebook. He received the pulitzer prize for general nonfiction in 1985 for the good war and is best remembered for his oral histories of common americans, and for hosting a longrunning radio show in chicago. Drawing from over one hundred interviews of people who knew and worked with studs, alan wieder creates a multidimensional portrait of a runofthemill guy from chicago who, in public life, became an acclaimed author and. Pulitzer prizewinning writer and journalist studs terkel is world famous for his oral histories, and he is considered a groundbreaking innovator in modern ethnographic research. Studs terkel s classic oral history on working in america people talk about what they do all day and how they feel about what they do. And although terkel s voice and narration are only present for the following pages of the introduction, giving way to 600 pages of the voices of. Robert cohen university of georgia radio diaries working then and now in the early 1970s radio host and oral historian studs terkel went around the country interviewing people about their jobs. Explore the archive by topic, people, date, or keyword. The good war for which terkel won the pulitzer prize, is a testament not only to the experience of war but to the extraordinary skill of terkel as interviewer. Studs terkel s working 1974 was one of the first attempts to chronicle the lives and attitudes of americas workforce. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The good war, for which studs terkel won the pulitzer prize, is a testament not only to the experience of war but to the extraordinary skill of terkel as interviewer as always, his subjects are open and unrelenting in their analyses of themselves and their experiences, producing what people magazine has called a splendid epic history of world war ii. Terkel 19122008 was a fabulous storyteller of unadorned style, which may make some readers wonder why working 1974 merits classics illustrated treatment. Explore the wfmt studs terkel radio archive a living.
Chicago fixture louis studs terkel has worked as an activist, a civil servant, a labor organizer, an ad writer, a television actor, and a radio dj, among many other occupations. A pulitzer prize winner interviews workers, from policemen to piano tuners. The american memory, the american way, the american voice. Consisting of over one hundred interviews with everyone from a gravedigger to a. Politics, culture, but mostly conversation is the first comprehensive book about this man. People talk about what they do all day and how they feel about what they do is a 1974 nonfiction book by the oral historian and radio broadcaster studs terkel working investigates the meaning of work for different people under different circumstances, showing it can vary in importance. Studs terkel was an american icon who had no use for americas cult of celebrity. Studs terkel has 67 books on goodreads with 66240 ratings. Studs terkel working pdf download should have added an interview with studs. This blackandwhite graphic adaptation, faithfully rendered by some of todays most prominent alternative cartoonists, brings a variety of professions into focus.
In this invaluable record of one of the most dramatic periods in modern american history, studs terkel recaptures the great depression of the 1930s in all its complexity the new york times. Working, terkel s most popular book, provides a powerful and original perspective on one of the most basic components of human experience. Publication date 1992 topics terkel, studs, 1912 literary art publisher. Once again, turkel has created a rich and unique document that is as simple as conversation, but as subtle and heartfelt as the meaning of our lives. Building the studs terkel radio archive online collection. Each year, at the beginning of may, storycorps closes its doors for one day to mark the birthday of one of our heroes, the late great oral historian studs terkel. Studs terkel is currently considered a single author. Working free ebook working by studs terkel across multiple fileformats including epub, doc, and pdf. The good war by studs terkel overdrive rakuten overdrive. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading working.
Feb 12, 1974 studs terkel opens working with one of the most stirring sentences i have read of late. Buy studs terkel ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. The good war is a testament not only to the experience of war but to the extraordinary skill of studs terkel as an interviewer and oral historian. Working then and now in the early 1970s radio host and oral historian studs terkel went around the country interviewing people about their jobs. Work is about a search for daily meaning as well as daily bread, for recognition as well as cash, for astonishment rather than torpor. I suppose i am trying to say that when an individuals professional life involves both writing and observation that the two tend to be linked not just in the what but also in the how. It is just barely possible that the attitude reflected in the epigraph above, and in the introductory essay and series of interviews that make up the book, was actually prevalent at that time. Studs terkel simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. People talk about what they do all day and how they feel about what they do ebook written by studs terkel.
As always, terkel s subjects are open and unrelenting in their analyses of themselves and their experiences, producing what people magazine has called a splendid epic history of world war ii. Studs terkel 19122008 was the bestselling author of twelve books of oral history, including working. Louis studs terkel may 16, 1912october 31, 2008 was an american author, historian, actor, and broadcaster who lived in chicago. Nov 03, 2008 studs terkel in 1992, taking a bus home after working on his show at wfmt radio in chicago. Terkel in trouble uk title or the trouble with terkel us title danish. Why is it that people work when work, in so many of its guises, is just a series of. Its hard, but if youre given regular hours, better pay, decent housing, unemployment and medical compensation, pension. His father, samuel, was a tailor and his mother, anna finkel was a seamstress. Working by studs terkel overdrive rakuten overdrive. Sep 30, 2016 meet some of the voices from working then and now taped interviews that studs terkel used for his book working had been packed in boxes for decades. He was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including a presidential national humanities medal and the national book foundation medal for. The family moved to chicago in 1922 and opened a rooming house at ashland and flournoy on the near west side.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Meet some of the voices from working then and now taped interviews that studs terkel used for his book working had been packed in boxes for decades. Though many interviews center in chicago, people discuss experiences growing up in various locations, their migration experiences from the southern united states, and how they understood racial changes at different points in their lives. He was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including a presidential national humanities.
It will resurrect your faith in all of us to read this book. The quality of these one hundred interviews is high, but the focus remains elusive throughout. Fbi tracked working man studs terkel new york city news. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read working. Landmark work by studs terkel speaking to people working in a multitude of jobs and their feelings on. In scores of books and thousands of radio and television broadcasts, studs paid attention and respect to ordinary human beings of all classes and colors, as they talked about their lives as. Hard times isbn 9781565846562 pdf epub studs terkel. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Consisting of over one hundred interviews with everyone from a gravedigger to a studio head, from a policeman to a piano tuner, this book provides an enduring portrait of peoples feelings about their working lives. Foote lived in a mobile home near the illinoisindiana. With a foreword by robert coles and a preface by calvin trillin.
Studs terkel, introduction to working i suppose that its important, before we begin hammering this book, to recall that it was written in the early 1970s. Working by studs terkel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. People talk about what they do all day and how they. An oral history of the great depression by terkel, studs isbn. Nov 04, 2008 chicago ap studs terkel, the ageless master of listening and speaking, a broadcaster, activist and pulitzer prizewinning author whose bestselling oral histories celebrated the common people. My american century collects the best interviews from eight of terkel s classic oral histories together with his wonderful original introductions to each book. I cant speak for studs, but i suspect he would have been tickled to see it adapted by a former government file clerk and wage slave, who knows all about working. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Immediately download the studs terkel summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching studs terkel. He received the pulitzer prize for general nonfiction in 1985 for the good war, and is best remembered for his oral histories of common americans, and for hosting a longrunning radio show in chicago. Studs terkels interviews with 1970s working people resurface. Featuring selections from american dreams, coming of age, division street, the good war, the great divide, hard times, race, and working, this. Working has been a book, a radio drama, a broadway musical, and now a gripping graphic novel. Studs terkel for better or worse, the world that studs terkel captured forty years ago in his brilliant oral history of american workers, working, no longer exists.
But the world is full of such small mysteries, as well as a larger one that terkel pegged early on. An illustrated oral history of the great depression ebook. Studs terkels interviews with 1970s working people resurface on npr the famed chicago author and radio host left behind boxes of tapes after he died in 2008. Consisting of over one hundred interviews with everyone from a gravedigger. Studs terkel, everyman storyteller the university of chicago. Studs terkel, prizewinning author and radio broadcast personality was born louis terkel in new york on may 16, 1912. Terkel attended the university of chicago and graduated with a law degree in 1934.
Studs terkel radio archive is raising funds for building the studs terkel radio archive online collection on kickstarter. Terkel compiled a series of books based on oral histories that defined america in the 20th century. Memorial service for studs terkel, laureate of the. Oct 31, 2008 louis studs terkel was an american author, historian, actor, and broadcaster. For over forty years, studs explored a variety of themes, from architecture to rock music, from poetry to the intricacies of the labor movement. In both working and hard times people spoke of specific and concrete issues. The boston globe a national book award finalist and new york times bestseller studs terkel s classic oral history working is a compelling look at jobs and the people who do them. Studs terkel gave voice to the many, among them himself the.
Hard times doesnt render the time of the depressionit is that time, its lingo, mood, its tragic and hilarious stories. This book, being about work, is, by its very nature, about violence to the spirit as well as to the body. Nov 01, 2008 studs terkel was born in the bronx on may 16, 1912, the third son of samuel terkel, a tailor, and the former anna finkel, who had emigrated from bialystok, poland. Studs terkel s most popular book is the grapes of wrath. Aug 31, 20 a bookbinder working at a research library is who ends up putting things together. From a pipe fitters apprentice at pearl harbor to a crew member of the flight that dropped the atomic bomb on. He was a leftist who valued human beings over political dogma. Hope that doesnt seem totally unrelated to your original post. Working follow these steps to enable get access working. Hard times by studs terkel overdrive rakuten overdrive.
Louis studs terkel was an american author, historian, actor, and broadcaster. For this book terkel interviewed a crosssection of americans about their views on race. Theres the expected american dream of making it big, typified by the gungho president of. Studs terkels working by harvey pekar, paul buhle kirkus. The richest and most powerful single document of the american experience in world war ii the boston globe. In 1952, terkel began studs terkel s almanac on radio station wfmt in chicago. Louis studs terkel may 16, 1912 october 31, 2008 was an american author, historian, actor, and broadcaster. He was born louis terkel on may 16, 1912 in new york city. People talk about what they do all day and how they feel about what they do kindle edition by terkel, studs.
With a new foreword by adam cohen of the new york times perhaps studs terkel s bestknown book, working is a compelling look at jobs and the people who do them. Studs terkel s book interviews resurface as audio all this week on npr, youll hear the voices of people studs terkel interviewed in his book, working. Studs recorded more than interviews working by studs terkel summary working studs terkel epub the new press working by studs terkel musical. People talk about what they do all day and how they feel about what they do. Book full working by studs terkel pocket free epub windows. The boston globe a national book award finalist and new york times bestseller studs terkels classic oral history working is a compelling look at jobs and the people who do them. Jul 26, 2011 a pulitzer prize winner interviews workers, from policemen to piano tuners. He won the pulitzer prize in 1985 for his work the good war. Over two years, we aim to make an additional of studs terkels programs freely available for listening, exploring, and remixing. In the original danish version, almost all the voices are done by standup comedian anders matthesen, who also wrote the original story released on a cd.
Men and women from every walk of life talk to him, telling him of their likes and dislikes, fears, problems, and. Working in the fields is not in itself a degrading job. People talk about what they do all day and how they feel about what they do received a national book award nomination in 1975. Men and women from every walk of life talk to him, telling him of their likes and dislikes, fears, problems, and happinesses on the job. The studs terkel reader pima county public library. The farmer, receptionist, college professor, mail carrier, stockbroker, athlete, and many others share their daily routines and dreams in their own words. This series is a part of the larger initiative working in america, which has an exhibit featuring images from pulitzer prizewinning photographer lynsey addario traveling the country right now. Oct 31, 2008 when one asked terkel which of all 9,000 interviewees he valued most, the answer was this one, which made it into a book, working 1974. A chicago weekly newspaper, the garfeldian, published an article disparaging terkel for alleged communist ties, and the fbi noted that it knew another newspaper, the austin news in texas, was working on a similar story. Terkel i knibe is a 2004 danish computer animated adultoriented musical dark comedy horror film. Years after studs terkel published his bestknown work, he was writing letters to the editor in the chicago reader in response to pieces he disagreed withand some he agreed with as well.