| Description |
x, 230 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-230). |
| Note |
Includes pieces that appeared in the WFMT magazine, Chicago. |
| Contents |
Scaring the daylights out of Ma Perkins, 1974 -- Dreamland, 1977 -- James Baldwin, 1961 "City of hands was born in mud and fire," Financial times, 2005 -- Janus : some portraits from memory -- Vince Garrity, 1974 -- Frank Tuller, in memoriam, 1975 -- Chester Kolar -- Stanley Cygan -- Who's got the ballot? : Red Kelly, 1975 -- Ya gotta fight city hall, 1973 -- If you were God -- Nighthawks, 1971 -- A Christmas memory, 1973 -- Uptown -- Suffer the little children, 1980 -- A family bar, 1979 -- Aaron Barkham -- A voice from a "Hey, you" neighborhood, 1973 -- E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, 1978 -- A gathering of survivors, 1971-72 -- Born to live, 1961. |
| Summary |
Few people realize... that much of Studs's best work was not collected into these thematic volumes and has, in fact, never been published. P.S. brings together these significant and deeply enjoyable writings for the first time. The pieces in P.S. reflect Studs's wide-ranging interests and travels, as well as his abiding connection to his hometown, Chicago. Here we have a fascinating conversation with James Baldwin, possibly Studs's finest interview with an author; pieces on the colorful history and culture of Chicago; vivid portraits of Studs's heroes and cohorts (including an insightful and still timely interview with songwriter Yip Harburg, known for his "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime"); and the transcript of Studs's famous broadcast on the Depression, the very moving essence of what was to become Hard Times. |
| Subject |
Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008 -- Miscellanea.
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Broadcasters -- United States -- Biography -- Miscellanea.
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Miscellanea.
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Interviews -- United States.
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United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Miscellanea.
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United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Miscellanea.
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United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century -- Miscellanea.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Miscellanea.
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Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 20th century -- Miscellanea.
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| Added Title |
Chicago (1975)
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| ISBN |
9781595584236 |
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1595584234 |
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