Hard Times

<div><BR>First published in 1970 Studs Terkel's bestselling <I>Hard Times</I> has been called a huge anthem in praise of the American spirit <I>(Saturday Review)</I> and an invaluable record <I>(The New York Times)</I>. 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.<BR><BR>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 <I>Hard Times</I> 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. <I>Hard Times</I> is the perfect introduction to Terkel's work for new readers as well as a beautiful new addition to any Terkel library.<BR></div>