{"product_id":"9781595588586","title":"Hard Times: An Illustrated Oral History of the Great Depression","description":"\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in 1970, Studs Terkel’s bestselling \u003cem\u003eHard Times\u003c\/em\u003e has been called “a huge anthem in praise of the American spirit” \u003cem\u003e(Saturday Review)\u003c\/em\u003e and “an invaluable record” \u003cem\u003e(The New York Times)\u003c\/em\u003e. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, 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 \u003cem\u003eHard Times\u003c\/em\u003e, 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. \u003cem\u003eHard Times\u003c\/em\u003e is the perfect introduction to Terkel’s work for new readers, as well as a beautiful new addition to any Terkel library.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Press, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47170826797296,"sku":"9781595588586","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781595588586_p0.jpg?v=1769901589","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781595588586","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}