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The Good War

The Good War

Biography & MemoirEssays
Pages
608
Published
1984
Language
English

Synopsis

Studs Terkel masterfully collects the voices of those who experienced World War II firsthand. Through a wide array of personal accounts, this book offers a direct look at how the conflict shaped the lives of ordinary Americans. It's a powerful collection of memories from a generation that lived through one of history's most significant events.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

EmotionalReflectiveInformativeThought-Provoking
Multiple POVs

Genres

Biography & Memoir Essays History Military History Biography World War II

About the author

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Studs Terkel

Studs Terkel was born Louis Terkel in New York on May 16, 1912. The family moved to Chicago in 1922 and opened a rooming house. From 1926 to 1936 they ran another rooming house, the Wells-Grand Hotel at Wells Street and Grand Avenue. Terkel credited his knowledge of the world to the tenants who gathered in the lobby of the hotel and the people who congregated in nearby Bughouse Square a meeting place for workers, labor organizers, dissidents, the unemployed, and religious fanatics of many persua...