Terkel, Studs,  1912-2008. <br/><br/>
Hard times :  an oral history of the great depression /  
Studs Terkel. 
 - New York :  New Press :  Distributed by W.W. Norton,  2000. 
 - xvii, 462 p. ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/> Originally published: New York : Pantheon Books, 1970. 
<br/><br/> In this unique re-creation 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 book is a mosaic of memories from those who were richest to those who were most destitute: politicians like James Farley and Raymond Moley; businessmen like Bill Benton and Clement Stone; a six-day bicycle racer; artists and writers; racketeers; speakeasy operators, strikers, and impoverished farmers; people who were just kids; and those who remember losing a fortune. Hard Times is not only a gold mine of information--much of it little known--but also a fascinating interplay of memory and fact, showing how the Depression affected the lives of those who experienced it firsthand, often transforming the most bitter memories into a surprising nostalgia. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1565846567 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Depressions--United States--1929--Personal narratives.<br/>Oral history.<br/>United States--History --1933-1945--Sources.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--History--Social conditions--1919-1933--1933-1945--Biography
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.91