Oral history is an essential means of preserving the experiences of the past and of imparting that experience to those that come later. These interviews can uncover the personal insights often lacking in written sources while at the same time preserving an individual's interpretation or recollection of events. The oral interview reflects the combined effort of the interviewer and interviewee in creating a unique historical account.
In Studs Terkel’s Hard Times Terkel compiles a wide array of varied views and accounts of life during the Depression. Individual experience then seems highly dependent on the situation they were in and the experiences they encountered during this time. Interviews depict a time of horrible struggle while oth
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