Hope Dies Last by Studs Terkel

Hope Dies Last by Studs Terkel

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The distinguished author of Working explores the theme of hope in the midst of challenging times in a collection of oral histories that links hope with a spirit of activism, commitment, and the determination to resist during such periods as the Great Depression, and the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.

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Hope Dies Last by Studs Terkel

Hope Dies Last is Studs Terkel’s inspiring new oral history of social action in America. An alternative, more personal history of the "American century," Hope Dies Last forms a legacy of the indefatigable spirit that Studs has always embodied, and an inheritance for those who, by taking a stand, are making concrete the dreams of today. For Terkel, these interviews represent a change that has taken place in the last few years of uncertainty in America. From a doctor who teaches his young students compassion, to the now-retired brigadier general who flew the Enola Gay over Hiroshima, these interviews tell us much about the power of the American dream and the force of individuals who hope for a better world. Terkel’s subjects express with grace and warmth their secret hopes and dreams, combining to tell an inspiring story of optimism and persistence that resonates with the eloquence of conviction.
Studs Terkel is the author of eleven books of oral history. He is a member of the Academy of Arts and Letters, and a recipient of a Presidential National Humanities Medal, the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, a George Polk Career Award, and the National Book Critics Circle 2003 Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award.
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ISBN 13 9781565849372
ISBN 10 156584937X
Title Hope Dies Last
Author Studs Terkel
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher The New Press
Year published 2004-11-01
Number of pages 360
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