Speaking history oral histories of the American past, 1865-present /
This volume of selected oral histories features the voices of Americans who lived through some of the most critical events shaping the nation's history since the Civil War. This first-of-a-kind compilation allows students, scholars, and other readers to explore the connections and disconnection...
| Other Authors: | Armitage, Susan H. 1937-, Mercier, Laurie 1954- |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2009.
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| Physical Description: |
xiv, 200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: |
Palgrave studies in oral history.
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| Summary: |
This volume of selected oral histories features the voices of Americans who lived through some of the most critical events shaping the nation's history since the Civil War. This first-of-a-kind compilation allows students, scholars, and other readers to explore the connections and disconnections between individual stories and broader historical themes by understanding how history plays out in individual lives. Comprised of oral history interviews drawn from some of the country's major collections, Speaking History presents a remarkable array of diverse American voices. Included here are fascinating, often moving accounts of everything from slavery to protest movements, world wars to work and leisure, forming a detailed mosaic of American life in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Supplemented with valuable historical context, this book demonstrates how oral history interviews can bring the past to life by linking individual experiences to larger historical narratives. |
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| Item Description: |
This volume of selected oral histories features the voices of Americans who lived through some of the most critical events shaping the nation's history since the Civil War. This first-of-a-kind compilation allows students, scholars, and other readers to explore the connections and disconnections between individual stories and broader historical themes by understanding how history plays out in individual lives. Comprised of oral history interviews drawn from some of the country's major collections, Speaking History presents a remarkable array of diverse American voices. Included here are fascinating, often moving accounts of everything from slavery to protest movements, world wars to work and leisure, forming a detailed mosaic of American life in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Supplemented with valuable historical context, this book demonstrates how oral history interviews can bring the past to life by linking individual experiences to larger historical narratives. Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-200) and index. 1. 1865-1900 -- Race relations -- Work on the western agricultural frontier -- Immigration -- Industrial war -- 2. 1900-1920 -- Reform movements -- Race and work in the South -- Migrations -- World War I -- 3. 1920-1945 -- Migrations -- Leisure and culture in the 1920s and 1930s -- Work and labor during the Great Depression -- World War II: opportunities and tragedies -- 4. 1945-1965 -- The Cold War at home -- Migrations -- Race and civil rights -- Postwar work, family, and community -- 5. 1965-2000 -- Protest and social change -- The gender revolution and its backlash -- Cold War warriors -- Cold War migrations -- Economic change and new domestic challenges. 1. 1865-1900 -- Race relations -- Work on the western agricultural frontier -- Immigration -- Industrial war -- 2. 1900-1920 -- Reform movements -- Race and work in the South -- Migrations -- World War I -- 3. 1920-1945 -- Migrations -- Leisure and culture in the 1920s and 1930s -- Work and labor during the Great Depression -- World War II: opportunities and tragedies -- 4. 1945-1965 -- Cold War at home -- Migrations -- Race and civil rights -- Postwar work, family, and community -- 5. 1965-2000 -- Protest and social change -- Gender revolution and its backlash -- Cold War warriors -- Cold War migrations -- Economic change and new domestic challenges. |
| Physical Description: |
xiv, 200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-200) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781403977830 1403977836 |