- Paperback: 496 pages
- Publisher: New Press; New edition edition (Mar 8 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1565845455
- ISBN-13: 978-1565845459
- Product Dimensions: 20.9 x 14 x 3.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 513 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #861,288 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Here is raw material for one thousand novels in one medium-sized book!... Incomparable. Studs Terkel's done it again. -- Margaret Atwood
In American Dreams, Mr. Terkel, a superb editor as well as the ideal listener... becomes Walt Whitman. -- John Leonard
Studs Terkel has captured the melody of America. -- Nicholas Von Hoffman
Studs Terkel shows America from the inside out -- a fascinating and revelatory portrait. -- Ronald Steel
In American Dreams, Mr. Terkel, a superb editor as well as the ideal listener... becomes Walt Whitman. -- John Leonard
Studs Terkel has captured the melody of America. -- Nicholas Von Hoffman
Studs Terkel shows America from the inside out -- a fascinating and revelatory portrait. -- Ronald Steel
Book Description
Back in print comes the book the "New York Times Book Review" called the Pulitzer Prize winner's best--a collection of personal dreams from such personalities as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ted Turner, Jesse Helms, Joan Crawford, Vine Deloria, and Helen and Scott Nearing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
It opened my eyes,
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This review is from: American Dreams: Lost and Found (Paperback)
A wonderful reflection of the diversity of dreams and realities of so many people. Terkel collects people from all walks of life and probes there dreams--what they are, what they were, how they've changed.He engages them to tell there stories of success and failure, hardship and longing, understanding and transformation. I never felt more in touch with the unique nature of America than when I was reading this book. I would recommend it to anyone.
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It opened my eyes,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: American Dreams: Lost and Found (Paperback)
A wonderful reflection of the diversity of dreams and realities of so many people. Terkel collects people from all walks of life and probes there dreams--what they are, what they were, how they've changed.He engages them to tell there stories of success and failure, hardship and longing, understanding and transformation. I never felt more in touch with the unique nature of America than when I was reading this book. I would recommend it to anyone. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting look at America by Americans,
By K.A.Goldberg - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: American Dreams: Lost and Found (Paperback)
Gritty journalist/author Studs Terkel (1912-2008) spent decades letting people tell their stories, and the result is more than a dozen solid oral histoires. This 1980 effort is one of his best, with over 100 Americans talking about their lives and that ever-elusive American Dream. Most interviewees try defining the dream, but focus more effectively on their work, successes, and (often) frustrations. Ms. USA (1973) discusses the shallowness of her title. Frank Wills describes a lack of opportunities after uncovering the Watergate break-in. Anti-nuclear activist Sam Lovejoy describes opposing new power plants in Massachusetts. Businessman Ted Turner discusses his upcoming news network (CNN), while a football lineman confesses using false anger to inspire his game. We hear from business leaders, liberal activists (a Terkel staple), the poor of Appalachia, and aged children of immigrants (who also remember their parents). Also chipping in are street-wise community workers, a 1963 Civil Rights marcher, and politicians as diverse as Detroit Mayor Coleman Young and right-wing Senator Jesse Helms (both are less embarrassing than expected).As usual, many of Terkel's interviewees are from Chicago (plus Kentucky, Oregon, and New England) and on balance they tilt a bit leftwards with skepticism towards the establishment. Still, this is an interesting look at, about, and from ordinary Americans. Readers should also see Terkel's other top efforts, such as WORKING, THE GOOD WAR (World War II), and HARD TIMES (Great Depression). 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Americana and the American Dream,
By Judah - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: American Dreams: Lost and Found (Paperback)
As advertised! The book consists of the pared down life story interviews of hundreds of Americans (two through five pages for most), and highlights both the hopes of younger and the bitterness of the elderly. American Dreams: Lost and Found interviews people from all walks of life and races, including civil rights activists, house wives, Miss America herself (winner in 1970), a Klansman, a coal miner, professors, unionizers, politicians, entrepreneurs, hippies, flappers, heroes, criminals, and even a few famous people like Arnold Schwarzenegger. It manages to accurately convey the intangible concept of 'American Dream,' which before reading this book, I thought would be impossible.Be warned this isn't a book to read in one or even ten sittings; it's like reading hundreds of short stories, each covering a lifetime of experiences. |
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