Studs Terkel's Working: A Graphic Adaptation
- Annotation:
- A collaborative adaptation of Pulitzer Prize winning Stud Terkel's WORKING. Includes the original introduction to WORKING by Terkel. Divided into nine sections featuring different working sectors, which offer accounts of the lives of ordinary Americans - farm laborers, miners, sex workers, union organizers, box -boys, musicians, jockeys, barbers, and gravediggers.
- Creators:
- Author - Paul Buhle
- Author - Harvey Pekar
- Publication Information:
- New Press, New York, 2009
- Color or Black & White:
- Genres:
- Biography
- Non-Fiction
- Bibliography Available:
- No
- Original Language:
- English
- Historical Topic/Event:
- World War (1939-1945)
- First World War (1914-1918
- Vietnam War (1961-1975)
- Geographic Setting:
- United States
- Date Range:
- 1910 - 1970
- Tags:
- Studs Terkel (1912-2008), Working (Studs Terkel), oral history, laborers, labor unions, migrant agricultural laborers, activist, agriculture
- Notes:
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