Hope dies last
Subtitle: keeping the faith in difficult times
By: Studs Terkel
Publisher: New Press; Distributed by W.W. Norton
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9781565848375
Subjects: Hoffnung; Hoop; Nationale kenmerken; Interviews; Engagement; Politieke cultuur; Hope
Description: These interviews--with congressmen and cooks, union organizers and CEOs, students, immigrants, activists, veterans, priests and lawyers--constitute an alternative history of the American century. They form a legacy of the indefatigable spirit that Studs has always embodied, an inheritance for those who, by taking a stand, are making concrete the dreams of today.--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: Brothers: Father Robert Oldershaw and Dr. John Oldershaw; Part 1: Mr. Smith goes to Washington: Representative Dennis Kucinich; title: Representative Dan Burton; The New Deal: The old war: Clancy Sigal; title: Arnold Sundgaard; title: Norman Lloyd; title: Adoph Keifer; title: Admiral Gene LaRoque; title: Brigadier General Paul Tibbets; title: Herb Mitgang; Voices of the '60s: Tom Hayden; title: Staughton Lynd; title: Arlo Guthrie; Part 2: Concerning Enronism: John Kenneth Galbraith; title: Wallace Rasmussen; Bread and roses: Victor Reuther; title: Carole Travis; title: Ken Paff; title: Roberta Lynch; title: Eliseo Medina; title: Tom Geoghegan; Lift every voice: Tim Black; title: Elaine Jones; title: The Reverend Will D. Campbell; title: Lloyd King; title: Mel Leventhal; The pardon: Leroy Orange; Teachers: Deborah Bayly; title: Quinn Brisben.; title: Part 3: Easy riders: Andrew McNeil; title: Michael Oldham; title: Dr. David Buchanen; Anyplace I hang my hat is home: René Maxwell; title: Dierdre Merriman; title: Alderwoman Helen Shiller; A priest and two ex-seminarians: John Donahue; title: Jerry Brown; title: Ed Chambers; The discovery of power: Mike Gecan; title: Linda Stout; title: Pete Seeger; title: Frances Moore Lappé; Part 4: Immigrants: Usama Alshaibi; title: "Maria" and "Pedro"; title: A caveat: Sam Osaki; Younglings: Mollie McGrath; title: Bob Hemauer; title: Lynn Siebert; title: Maggie Morningstone; Higher learning: Liliana Lineares; title: Bob Kelly; title: Greg Halpern; title: Edward Childs; Epilogue: The pilgrim: Kathy Kelly.