Bell and craig carnelia, combines terkels stunning text with vintage songs of the war years, to create a unique and illuminating snapshot of the time. The studs terkel reader pima county public library overdrive. It is a firsthand account of people involved before, during and after the war. American dreams by peter frisch, studs terkel book resume. Louis studs terkel may 16, 1912 october 31, 2008 was an american author, historian, actor, and broadcaster. The good war book by studs terkel 3 available editions.
Army private in world war ii, was one of the first american soldiers to cross the elbe river into germany and come facetoface with his counterparts in the red army. Terkel explains the title, matteroffactly, as the vietnam, nuclearwar contrast. Featuring selections from american dreams, coming of age, division street, the good war. Terkels pulitzer prizewinning the good war 1984 is an oral history of world war ii that presents reminiscences of people, both famous and relatively unknown, who experienced it overseas and at home. Anyone interested in any element of world war ii would be immediately captivated by terkels work, which gives a fair and thorough discussion of all elements of the war through the words of americans. The work received the 1985 pulitzer prize for general nonfiction. Hard times by studs terkel overdrive rakuten overdrive. Studs terkel is the author of eleven books of oral history, including the pulitzer prizewinning the good war. Lost and found by studs terkel in doc, epub, fb3 download ebook. Read the good war an oral history of world war ii by studs terkel available from rakuten kobo.
The good war by studs terkel the 582nd greatest nonfiction. My american century collects the best interviews from eight of terkel s classic oral histories together with his wonderful original introductions to each book. The work won the 1985 pulitzer prize for general nonfiction. Made up of eighteen monologues and divided into six segments fantasies, nightmares, hallucinations, sweet dreams, broken reveries and visions, the play uses the voices of real people to convey, with striking effectiveness, a sense of w. Featuring selections from american dreams, coming of age, division street, the good war, the great divide, hard times, race. An oral history of world war ii ebook written by studs terkel. Sep, 2015 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. The good war an oral history of world war two studs terkel download bok. Studs terkel, a master of the interview, talks with a wide variety of people and learns about their opinions and experiences regarding world war two how it affected the lives of those who lived or were born during that period of human history. From a pipe fitters apprentice at pearl harbor to a crew member of the flight that dropped the. His other oral histories include hard times andworking.
Interviewing chicago taxicab driver joseph polowsky, who as a young u. Studs terkels the good war was published by the new press in1984. No matter how gruesome the memories are, relatively few of the interviewees said they would have been better off without the experience. The studs terkel reader pima county public library. In the good war terkel presents the good, the bad, and the ugly memories of world war ii from a perspective of forty years of after the events. The book is a collection of interviews done by terkel following world war two. But presidents honoring them will surely have access to a copy of studs terkels most recent exercise in memory harvesting, the good war. Featuring selections from american dreams, coming of age, division street, the good war, the great. Studs terkels the good war theatrical rights worldwide. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the good war. The good war ebook by studs terkel 9781595587596 rakuten.
Herbert mitgang, doubletake the studs terkel reader, originally published under the title my american century, collects the best interviews from eight of terkels classic oral histories together with his magnificent introductions to each work. The richest and most powerful single document of the. 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. 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. Based on studs terkels pulitzer prizewinning book, the good war, conceived and created by david h. Oral historian studs terkel talks about his book the good war. The good war is advertised as an oral history of world war ii as told by veterans and citizens on many fronts which, technically, it is. The studs terkel reader new york public library overdrive. A memoir of my times 1977 was the first of terkels autobiographies.
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. Anyone interested in any element of world war ii would be immediately captivated by terkel s work, which gives a fair and thorough discussion of all elements of the war through the words of americans, germans, brits, japanese, and many others. Studs terkel, the noted chicagobased journalist, gathers the reminiscences of 121 participants in world war ii called the good war because, in the words of one soldier, to see fascism defeated, nothing better could have happened to a human being. The good war by studs terkel overdrive rakuten overdrive. A member of the academy of arts and letters, he was awarded the national book critics circle ivan sandrof lifetime achievement award in 2003. Prendergast was captured during the battle of the bulge, rode on a prisoner train with kurt vonnegut, survived german pow labor camps and witnessed the firebombing of dresden before ultimately becoming freed. 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. Publication date 1985 topics druga svetovna vojna publisher new york. An oral history of world war two by terkel, studs and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Bell based on studs terkels pulitzer prizewinning book, the good war, conceived and created by david h. The good war an oral history of world war two studs terkel. By 1984, when the american broadcaster and writer studs terkel published an oral history of the conflict called the good war, that very phrase had become so natural that terkel could employ it.
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. The good war consists of a series of interviews with various men and women from across the globe who directly experienced the events leading up to, including. However, terkel seems to have taken a definite anti war stance with this book. To watch the full version of this piece at media burn, click here. From the pulitzer prizewinning author of the good war. However, terkel seems to have taken a definite antiwar stance with this book. The truth about world war ii from the october 11, 2012 issue. 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. The good war an oral history of world war two studs. From a pipe fitters apprentice at pearl harbor to a crew member of the flight that. An oral history of world war ii 1984 is an oral history of world war ii compiled by studs terkel. Editions of the good war by studs terkel goodreads. The good war is studs terkels history of the lives of ordinary americans, at home and abroad, during wwii.
The good war, for which studs terkel won the pulitzer prize, is a testament not only to. With this volume terkel expanded his scope to the global and the historical, and the result is a masterpiece of oral history. As always, terkels 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. It is hard to see how any reader now or then can fail to benefit from its 600 pages. The good war consists of a series of interviews with various men and women from across the globe who directly experienced the events leading up to, including, and following the second world war. With a foreword by robert coles and a preface by calvin trillin. Studs terkel is an oral historian from chicago, who has written several other books such as coming of age and hard times using the same format he uses in the good war. Bell and craig carnelia, inspired by the book by studs terkel, will see its world premiere by northlight theatre, the skokie, illinois, notforprofit, in. Please read our short guide how to send a book to kindle. Featuring selections from american dreams, coming o. 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. The good war navy general library program downloadable. An oral history of world war ii by studs terkel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Hard times public library of cincinnati and hamilton county.
I can remember every hour the new york times web archive. Ten, 20, 30 years from now the best witnesses to world war ii will be largely gone. In world war ii memories, terkel has found a great, untold storywith foreshadowings of vietnam and aftershocks of atomic warfare. 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. Using the words of the people who were actually there, the good war creates a collage of the personal experiences, attitudes. The above quotation was on the quote page of studs terkel s 1984 book the good war.
Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china. Publication date 1985 topics world war, 19391945, amerikanen, tweede wereldoorlog publisher new york. The above quotation was on the quote page of studs terkels 1984 book the good war. 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. My american century collects the best interviews from eight of terkels classic oral histories together with his wonderful original introductions to each book. An oral history of world war two by studs terkel, is one of the most memorable, comprehensive records of personal stories of world war ii in literature.
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