Background
TERKEL, Studs was born on May 16, 1912 in New York, United States. Son of Samuel and Anna (née Finkel) Terkel.
( First published in 1992 at the height of the furor over...)
First published in 1992 at the height of the furor over the Rodney King incident, Studs Terkel’s Race was an immediate bestseller. Offering a rare and revealing look at how people in America truly feel about race, Terkel’s candid interviews depict a complexity of thoughts and emotions and uncover a fascinating narrative of changing opinions. Preachers and street punks, college students and Klansmen, pioneering interracial couples, the nephew of the founder of apartheid, and Emmett Till’s mother are among those whose voices appear in Race. In all, nearly one hundred Americans talk openly about what few are willing to admit in public: feelings about affirmative action, gentrification, secret prejudices, and dashed hopes. This reissue of Race comes at a particularly dynamic time in the history of American race relations. Our first black president, rapidly shifting immigration and population patterns, and the rising force of multiracialism all necessitate a narrative around race that is more nuanced than ever before. Yet many of the issues we have grappled with over the past few decades remain to be solved. Gary Younge, a longtime columnist for The Guardian and The Nation, provides a new introduction to Race that serves to contextualize it, rendering it relevant to these contemporary frameworks, while paying homage to a keystone piece of oral history on a uniquely American subject.
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(Signed by Studs Terkel on the front endpaper. From the Kr...)
Signed by Studs Terkel on the front endpaper. From the Kroch's & Brentano's First Edition Circle, with their bookmark laid in. An autographed First Edition of the late Studs Terkel, described by John Kenneth Galbraith as "more than a writer, he is a national resource". Here Terkel again presents another oral history, profiling American lives from the perspective of the late 1980's. On the front endpaper Terkel has written "Peace, Studs Terkel". This is a really sharp copy; binding tight, clean & bright, with no creases, no tears & no markings. The dustjacket's also in excellent condition, clean & bright, with no creases or tears. The original price is present on the front flap.
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( First published in 1970, Studs Terkel’s bestselling Har...)
First published in 1970, Studs Terkel’s bestselling Hard Times has been called a huge anthem in praise of the American spirit” (Saturday Review) and an invaluable record” (The New York Times). With his trademark grace and compassion, Terkel evokes a mosaic of memories from those who were richest to those who were destitute: politicians, businessmen, artists and writers, racketeers, speakeasy operators, strikers, impoverished farmers, people who were just kids, and those who remember losing a fortune. Now, in a handsome new illustrated edition, a selection of Studs’s unforgettable interviews are complemented by images from another rich documentary trove of the Depression experience: Farm Security Administration photographs from the Library of Congress. Interspersed throughout the text of Hard Times, these breathtaking photographs by Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, Jack Delano, and others expand the human scope of the voices captured in the book, adding a new dimension to Terkel’s incomparable volume. Hard Times is the perfect introduction to Terkel’s work for new readers, as well as a beautiful new addition to any Terkel library.
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( In Talking to Myself, Pulitzer Prizing–winning author S...)
In Talking to Myself, Pulitzer Prizing–winning author Studs Terkel offers us an autobiography for our times—the stirring story of a man whose life has been so vivid that its telling mirrors the events of our century. From Mahalia Jackson to Bertrand Russell, from Martin Luther King Jr. to Frederico Fellini, Studs has met them all and captured their voices for us. With the addition of a marvelous new postscript, Talking to Myself is as enjoyable now as when it was first published—a work that is as unusual as it is compelling.
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(America's foremost oral historian tackles the most diffi...)
America's foremost oral historian tackles the most difficult and complicated issue in America today -- race relations -- by interviewing nearly a hundred blacks and whites. The result is a riveting and deeply moving -- and frequently provocative -- look at our country.
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(In these interviews, Studs Terkel recreates one of the mo...)
In these interviews, Studs Terkel recreates one of the most dramatic period in American history. It is a mosaic of memories from those who were richest to those who were the most destitute. Politicians like James Farley and Raymond Moley; businessmen like Bill Benton, Treasury Secretary Kennedy, and Clement Stone; a six-day bicycle racer; Sally Rand; artists and writers; racketeers; speakeasy operators, strikers, and impoverished farmers, people who were just kids and those who remember losing a fortune; all these lives form a rich and variegated panorama of this absorbing period. This book is not only a gold mine of information, but a fascinating interplay of memory and fact, showing how the Depression affected the lives of those who lived through it, transforming the most bitter memories into a surprising nostalgia. TOPICS include: The March * The Song * Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band * Hard Travelin' * The Big Money * Man and Boy * God Bless' the Child * Bonnie Laboring Boy * Three Strikes * Old Families * Member of the Chorus * High Life * At the Clinic * Sixteen Ton * The Farmer is the Man * Editor and Publisher * Concerning the New Deal * An Unreconstructed Populist * Peroration * Scarlet Banners and Novenas * The Doctor, Huey and Mr. Smith * The Circuit Rider * The Gentleman from Kansas * A View of the Woods * Campus Life * Merely Passing Through * Three O'Clock in the Morning * A Cable * The Fine and Lively Arts * Public Sevant...the City * Evictions, Arrests, and other Running Sores * Honor and Humiliation * Strive and Succeed
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(The extraordinary life and times of an American icon—the ...)
The extraordinary life and times of an American icon—the Pulitzer Prize-winning oral historian's long-awaited memoir—a major publishing event. At nearly ninety-five, Studs Terkel has written about everyone's life, it seems, but his own. In Touch and Go, he offers a memoir which—embodying the spirit of the man himself—is youthful, vivacious, and enormous fun. Terkel begins by taking us back to his early childhood with his father, mother, and two older brothers, describing the hectic life of a family trying to earn a living in Chicago. He then goes on to recall his own experiences—as a poll watcher charged with stealing votes for the Democratic machine, as a young theatergoer, and eventually as an actor himself in both radio and on the stage—giving us a brilliant and often hilarious portrait of the Chicago of the 1920s and '30s. He tells of his beginnings as a disc jockey after World War II and as an interviewer and oral historian—a craft he would come to perfect and indeed personify. Finally, he discusses his involvement with progressive politics, leading inevitably to his travails during the McCarthy period when he was blacklisted and thrown out of work despite having become by then one of the country's most popular TV hosts. Fans of Studs Terkel will find much to discover in these remarkable reminiscences. Others will be captivated to learn of the unique and eclectic life of one of America's greatest living legends.
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( Division Street, Studs Terkel’s first book of oral hist...)
Division Street, Studs Terkel’s first book of oral history, established his reputation as America’s foremost oral historian and as “one of those rare thinkers who is actually willing to go out and talk to the incredible people of this country” (in the words of Tom Wolfe). Viewing the inhabitants of a single city, Chicago, as a microcosm of the nation at large, Division Street chronicles the thoughts and feelings of some seventy people from widely varying backgrounds in terms of class, race, and personal history. From a mother and son who migrated from Appalachia to a Native American boilerman, from a streetwise ex–gang leader to a liberal police officer, from the poorest African Americans to the richest socialites, these unique and often intimate first-person accounts form a multifaceted collage that defies any simple stereotype of America. As Terkel himself put it: “I was on the prowl for a cross–section of urban thought, using no one method or technique. . . I guess I was seeking some balance in the wildlife of the city as Rachel Carson sought it in nature. Revealing aspects of people’s lives that are normally invisible to most of us, Division Street is a fascinating survey of a city, and a society, at a pivotal moment of the twentieth century.
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(In recording this oral history, Studs Terkel interviewed ...)
In recording this oral history, Studs Terkel interviewed over 100 individuals who shared their thoughts or experiences of the Great Depression. This digital edition was derived from ACLS Humanities E-Book's (http://www.humanitiesebook.org) online version of the same title.
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(Division Street: America, Studs Terkel's first book of or...)
Division Street: America, Studs Terkel's first book of oral history, established his reputation as America's foremost oral historian and as "one of those rare thinkers who is actually willing to go out and talk to the incredible people of this country" (in the words of Tom Wolfe). Viewing the inhabitants of a single city, Chicago, as a microcosm of the nation at large, Division Street: America chronicles the thoughts and feelings of some seventy people from widely varying backgrounds in terms of class, race, and personal history. From a mother and son who migrated from Appalachia to a Native American boilerman, from a streetwise ex-gang leader to a liberal police officer, from the poorest African Americans to the richest socialites, these unique and often intimate first-person accounts form a multifaceted collage that defies any simple stereotype of America. As Terkel himself put it: "I was on the prowl for a cross-section of urban thought, using no one method or technique....I guess I was seeking some balance in the wildlife of the city as Rachel Carson sought it in nature." Revealing aspects of people's lives that are normally invisible to most of us, Division Street: America is a fascinating survey of a city, and a society, at a pivotal moment of the twentieth century.
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("A summing up of the best of Terkel."—Herbert Mitgang, Do...)
"A summing up of the best of Terkel."—Herbert Mitgang, Doubletake The Studs Terkel Reader, originally published under the title My American Century, collects the best interviews from eight of Terkel's classic oral histories together with his magnificent introductions to each work. Featuring selections from American Dreams, Coming of Age, Division Street, "The Good War", The Great Divide, Hard Times, Race, and Working, this "greatest hits" volume is a treasury of Terkel's most memorable subjects that will delight his many lifelong fans and provide a perfect introduction for those who have not yet experienced the joy of reading Studs Terkel. It includes an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert Coles surveying Terkel's overall body of work and a new foreword by Calvin Trillin.
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(In the first trade paperback edition of his national best...)
In the first trade paperback edition of his national bestseller, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Studs Terkel presents "the real American experience" ("Chicago Daily News")--"a magnificent book. . . . A work of art. To read it is to hear America talking" ("Boston Globe").
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( One of Studs Terkel’s most important oral histories, Wi...)
One of Studs Terkel’s most important oral histories, Will the Circle Be Unbroken? turns to the ultimate human experience—that of death. Called "extraordinary a work of insight, wisdom, and freshness" by the Seattle Times when it was first published fifteen years ago, the book explores—with unrivaled compassion and wisdom—the indelible variety of reactions to mortality and the experience of death and the possibility of life afterward. Here a wide range of people addresses the unknowable culmination of our lives and its impact on the way we live, with memorable grace and poignancy. Included in this remarkable treasury of oral history are Terkel’s interviews with such famed figures as Kurt Vonnegut and Ira Glass as well as with a range of ordinary people, from policemen and firefighters to emergency health workers and nurses, who confront death in their everyday lives. Whether a Hiroshima survivor or an AIDS caseworker, a death-row parolee or a woman who emerged from a two-year coma, these interviewees offer tremendous eloquence as they deal with a topic many are reluctant to discuss openly and freely. Rich, moving, and inspiring, Will the Circle Be Unbroken? is a stunning capstone to Terkel’s extraordinary career. Only Terkel, whom Cornel West called "an American treasure," could have elicited such honesty and grace from people reflecting on the lives they have led and what lies before them still.
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( Perhaps Studs Terkel’s best-known book, Working is a co...)
Perhaps Studs Terkel’s best-known book, Working is a compelling, fascinating look at jobs and the people who do them. Consisting of over one hundred interviews conducted with everyone from gravediggers to studio heads, this book provides a timeless snapshot of people’s feelings about their working lives, as well as a relevant and lasting look at how work fits into American life.
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(Back in print, the book the New York Times Book Review ca...)
Back in print, the book the New York Times Book Review called the Pulitzer Prize winner's best. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ted Turner, Jesse Helms, Joan Crawford, Vine Deloria, Helen and Scott Nearing. These are just some of the people Studs Terkel has persuaded to tell their version of The American Dream. In this group portrait of hopes, we see that American reality defies our stereotyped expectations. Starting with an embittered winner of the Miss U.S.A. contest who sees the con behind the dream of success, the Pulitzer Prize-winning interviewer discusses ideals and aspirations with the businessman enamoured of success, the farm kids dreaming of the city, the city boys determined to get out, the Boston Brahmin, and the KKK member. We see both the simple dreams -- owning a piece of land or running a small-town paper -- as well as the grand aspirations -- building a fourth television network, or becoming the best body builder in the world.
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TERKEL, Studs was born on May 16, 1912 in New York, United States. Son of Samuel and Anna (née Finkel) Terkel.
Bachelor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1932. Juris Doctor, University Chicago, 1934. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Colby College, 2004.
Detective Story 1950, A View from the Bridge 1958, Light up the Sky 1959, The Cave Dwellers 1960; star television programme Studs Place 1950-1953, radio programme Wax Museum since 1945, Studs Terkel Almanac since 1952, Studs Terkel Show (station WFMT-FM Chicago); master of ceremonies, Newport Folk Festival 1959, 1960, Ravinia Musical Festival 1959, Chicago University Folk Festival 1961 and others; lecturer and film narrator; Prix Italia, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural OrganizationLecturer and film narrator. Prix Italia, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
( A New York Times bestseller when it was first published...)
(Division Street: America, Studs Terkel's first book of or...)
( Division Street, Studs Terkel’s first book of oral hist...)
(The author of Working and Hard Times examines the leading...)
( In Talking to Myself, Pulitzer Prizing–winning author S...)
( In Talking to Myself, Pulitzer Prizing–winning author S...)
( First published in 1970, Studs Terkel’s bestselling Har...)
(In the first trade paperback edition of his national best...)
(America's foremost oral historian tackles the most diffi...)
(In recording this oral history, Studs Terkel interviewed ...)
(The extraordinary life and times of an American icon—the ...)
( One of Studs Terkel’s most important oral histories, Wi...)
( First published in 1992 at the height of the furor over...)
( Perhaps Studs Terkel’s best-known book, Working is a co...)
(A baker's dozen of intimate portraits of jazz legends by ...)
(In these interviews, Studs Terkel recreates one of the mo...)
(Back in print, the book the New York Times Book Review ca...)
(Good War : An Oral History of World War II by Studs Terke...)
(Here is the raw material for one thousand novels....incom...)
(Signed by Studs Terkel on the front endpaper. From the Kr...)
(An oral history of the Great Depression.)
("A summing up of the best of Terkel."—Herbert Mitgang, Do...)
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Member of American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Married Ida Goldberg, July 2, 1939. 1 son, Dan.