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<i>August 1997</i><br> <br> Born in 1912, Studs Terkel has witnessed the 20th century firsthand, commenting the entire way. For more than 30 years, millions of Americans have been moved by Terkel's oral histories, and in <i>My American Century,</i> he maintains the style that has made him an American icon. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author has now collected interviews with "ordinary" Americans to put together a compilation of his best work. <p>With a forward by noted American historian Robert Coles, in which Coles places Terkel in the context of his times, the book is divided into three segments. Part 1, entitled "The Dream," examines Americans and their pursuit of dreams, some lost and some found. In this section, Terkel gives a broad perspective of American ideologies as he interviews, among others, a Native American teacher, a Horatio Alger Award-winning businessman, an ex-Klansman, and the former director of the Immigration and Naturalization Services. They each give a perspective on the American dream and whether it can be attained. Various everyday Americans -- including a hustler, a gangster, and a farmer -- also comment on the Great Depression; others give their views on t

Author

Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008

Publisher

New York: New Press: Distributed by W.W. Norton

Published

1997

Language

EN

ISBN

9781595587640

Subjects

Memoir, History, Biography

Rating

4.23 / 5 (42 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14