A collection of Studs Terkel most memorable interviews a panoramic chronicle of America from the 1920's onwards. For over 30 years, millions of readers have enjoyed Studs Terkel's groundbreaking, provocative and moving oral histories. Now, in a pntheon of ordinary Americans, Terkel collects the most memorable interviews from each of his 8 classic works. Robert Coles has contributed a major intro, examining Terkel's work and placinh him in the context of his times. My American Century also brings together Terkel's introductions to each of his earlier books, which sum up the larger pictures running through the stories told by a wide range of American's. The result is not only a stellar collection of portraits, but a panoramic chronicle of America from the 1920's onward.
- ISBN10 0753805405
- ISBN13 9780753805404
- Publish Date 7 December 1998
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 16 June 2004
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Orion Publishing Co
- Imprint Weidenfeld & Nicolson History
- Format Paperback
- Pages 560
- Language English