Coming Of Age : the story of our century by those who've lived it / Studs Terkel

By:

Terkel, Studs [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : The New Press, c1995Description: xxvi, 468 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

031214573X

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

HQ 1064 .T47 1995

Contents:

Acknowledgments and Apologies -- Introduction -- Prologue: Whose Garden Was This? -- Part I -- 1. The Big Boys -- 2. The Money Tree -- 3. The Learning Tree -- Part II -- 4. The Firm -- 5. Hold the Fort -- 6. Working the Land -- 7. Songs My Mother Taught Me -- Part III -- 8. The Muse -- 9. On The Air -- 10. The Pitch -- Part IV -- 11. God -- 12. Community -- 13. Health -- 14. The "Others" -- PART V -- 15. Public Servant -- 16. Law and Order -- 17. Whistle Blower -- 18. Letters to the Editor -- Part VI -- 19. Legacy -- 20. At the Home.

Summary: "Coming of Age: The Story of Our Century by Those Who've Lived It is a collective portrait of our times, woven from the voices of seventy very different people, the youngest of whom is seventy and the oldest ninety-nine. Together they give us an extraordinary panorama of American life and work throughout this century and underscore the ways in which the times have changed."

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	NU Clark Circulation	Non-fiction	GC HQ 1064 .T47 1995 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		NUCLA000002201

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"Coming of Age: The Story of Our Century by Those Who've Lived It is a collective portrait of our times, woven from the voices of seventy very different people, the youngest of whom is seventy and the oldest ninety-nine. Together they give us an extraordinary panorama of American life and work throughout this century and underscore the ways in which the times have changed."

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