{"product_id":"division-street-america-paperback","title":"Division Street: America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStuds Terkel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMary Schmich\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA landmark reissue of Studs Terkel's classic microcosm of America, with a new foreword by the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and co-creator of the \u003cem\u003eDivision Street Revisited\u003c\/em\u003e podcast\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Remarkable. . . . \u003cem\u003eDivision Street\u003c\/em\u003e astonishes, dismays, exhilarates.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen New Press founder Andr?eacute; Schiffrin first published \u003ci\u003eDivision Street\u003c\/i\u003e in 1967, Studs Terkel's reputation as America's foremost oral historian was established overnight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApproaching Chicagoans as emblematic of the nation at large, Terkel set out with his tape recorder and spent a year talking to over seventy people about race, family, education, work, prospects for the future--all topics that remain deeply contentious today. Subjects included a Black woman who attended the 1963 March on Washington, a tool-and-die maker, a baker from Budapest, a closeted gay actor, and a successful but cynical ad man. As Tom Wolfe wrote, Studs was \"one of those rare thinkers who is actually willing to go out and talk to the incredible people of this country.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost interviewees shared the hope for a good life for their children and the wish for a less divided and more just America, but the real Chicago street referenced in the title takes on a metaphorical meaning as a symbol of the acute social divides of the 1960s--and highlights the continued relevance of Terkel's work in our polarized times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, over fifty years later, Melissa Harris and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Mary Schmich have created the remarkable \u003ci\u003eDivision Street\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRevisited\u003c\/i\u003e podcast, coming in January 2025, in which they have found and interviewed descendants of Terkel's original subjects in seven rich episodes. Schmich's foreword to the reissue and the extraordinary podcast--along with the new edition of \u003ci\u003eDivision Street\u003c\/i\u003e--together demonstrate Studs Terkel's prescience and the enduring importance of his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStuds Terkel\u003c\/strong\u003e (1912-2008) was an award-winning author and radio broadcaster. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eRace: How Blacks and Whites Think and Feel About the American Obsession\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eComing of Age: Growing Up in the Twentieth Century\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eTalking to Myself: A Memoir of My Times\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003e\"The Good War\" An Oral History of World War II\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eWorking: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Studs Terkel Reader: My American Century\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eAmerican Dreams: Lost and Found\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Studs Terkel Interviews: Film and Theater\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eHard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eWill the Circle Be Unbroken?: Reflections on Death, Rebirth, and Hunger for a Faith\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eGiants of Jazz\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eHope Dies Last: Keeping the Faith in Troubled Times\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eAnd They All Sang: Adventures of an Eclectic Disc Jockey\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eTouch and Go: A Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eP.S.: Further Thoughts from a Lifetime of Listening\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eStuds Terkel's Chicago\u003c\/em\u003e, all published by The New Press. He was a member of the American 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51773413982496,"sku":"9781620979136","price":23.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5e2f8e5bb87fb2475f41cba7e0626335_aa44db6f-8c9a-4524-8ac6-09026fbc8fd3.webp?v=1780426558","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/division-street-america-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}