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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
New Pr
Publication date
November 30, 2007
Pages
269
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781595580436
ISBN-10
1595580433
Dimensions
1.25 by 5.75 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1.34 lbs.
Original list price
$24.95
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian author of The Good War recounts his hard-working early childhood in Chicago, his beginnings as a disc jockey after World War II, his struggles after being blacklisted in spite of his television successes, and more. 75,000 first printing.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: The extraordinary life and times of an American iconâthe Pulitzer Prize-winning oral historian's long-awaited memoirâa major publishing event.
At nearly ninety-five, Studs Terkel has written about everyone's life, it seems, but his own. In Touch and Go, he offers a memoir whichâembodying the spirit of the man himselfâis youthful, vivacious, and enormous fun.
Terkel begins by taking us back to his early childhood with his father, mother, and two older brothers, describing the hectic life of a family trying to earn a living in Chicago. He then goes on to recall his own experiencesâas a poll watcher charged with stealing votes for the Democratic machine, as a young theatergoer, and eventually as an actor himself in both radio and on the stageâgiving us a brilliant and often hilarious portrait of the Chicago of the 1920s and '30s. He tells of his beginnings as a disc jockey after World War II and as an interviewer and oral historianâa craft he would come to perfect and indeed personify. Finally, he discusses his involvement with progressive politics, leading inevitably to his travails during the McCarthy period when he was blacklisted and thrown out of work despite having become by then one of the country's most popular TV hosts.
Fans of Studs Terkel will find much to discover in these remarkable reminiscences. Others will be captivated to learn of the unique and eclectic life of one of America's greatest living legends.
At nearly ninety-five, Studs Terkel has written about everyone's life, it seems, but his own. In Touch and Go, he offers a memoir whichâembodying the spirit of the man himselfâis youthful, vivacious, and enormous fun.
Terkel begins by taking us back to his early childhood with his father, mother, and two older brothers, describing the hectic life of a family trying to earn a living in Chicago. He then goes on to recall his own experiencesâas a poll watcher charged with stealing votes for the Democratic machine, as a young theatergoer, and eventually as an actor himself in both radio and on the stageâgiving us a brilliant and often hilarious portrait of the Chicago of the 1920s and '30s. He tells of his beginnings as a disc jockey after World War II and as an interviewer and oral historianâa craft he would come to perfect and indeed personify. Finally, he discusses his involvement with progressive politics, leading inevitably to his travails during the McCarthy period when he was blacklisted and thrown out of work despite having become by then one of the country's most popular TV hosts.
Fans of Studs Terkel will find much to discover in these remarkable reminiscences. Others will be captivated to learn of the unique and eclectic life of one of America's greatest living legends.
Editions
Hardcover
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from New Pr (November 30, 2007)
9781595580436 | details & prices | 269 pages | 5.75 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.34 lbs | List price $24.95
About: The author recounts his hard-working early childhood in Chicago, his beginnings as a disc jockey after World War II, his success as an interviewer and oral historian, and his struggles after being blacklisted.
About: The author recounts his hard-working early childhood in Chicago, his beginnings as a disc jockey after World War II, his success as an interviewer and oral historian, and his struggles after being blacklisted.
Paperback
With Sydney Lewis (other contributor) |
Reprint edition from New Pr (October 1, 2008)
9781595584113 | details & prices | 269 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $17.95
CD/Spoken Word
With Norman Dietz (other contributor) |
Mp3 una edition from Tantor Media Inc (December 1, 2007)
9781400155880 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.50 × 0.25 in. | 0.20 lbs | List price $24.99
About: The author recounts his hard-working early childhood in Chicago, his beginnings as a disc jockey after World War II, his success as an interviewer and oral historian, and his struggles after being blacklisted.
About: The author recounts his hard-working early childhood in Chicago, his beginnings as a disc jockey after World War II, his success as an interviewer and oral historian, and his struggles after being blacklisted.
With Norman Dietz (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Tantor Media Inc (December 1, 2007)
9781400105885 | details & prices | 6.50 × 5.25 × 1.25 in. | 0.51 lbs | List price $34.99
About: The author recounts his hard-working early childhood in Chicago, his beginnings as a disc jockey after World War II, his success as an interviewer and oral historian, and his struggles after being blacklisted.
About: The author recounts his hard-working early childhood in Chicago, his beginnings as a disc jockey after World War II, his success as an interviewer and oral historian, and his struggles after being blacklisted.
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