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2) Rock concert: an oral history as told by the artists, backstage insiders, and fans who were there
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A lively, entertaining, wide-ranging oral history of the golden age of the rock concert based on over ninety interviews with musicians, promoters, stagehands, and others who contributed to the huge cultural phenomenon that is live rock. Between 1950 and 1985, the rock concert developed its allure and power as a unifying experience-and became an influential multi-billion-dollar industry. In Rock Concert, acclaimed interviewer Marc Myers sets out to...
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Survivors of one of the fiercest battles of the war in the Pacific tell their dramatic stories in this collection of oral histories. Veterans from all the services - Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard, Army, and Army Air Corps - are represented, everyone from infantrymen, machine gunners, and engineers to medics, airmen, and coxswains. Their vivid firsthand accounts of personal experiences explore the great variety of actions that made up the campaign...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The essential oral history of hip-hop, from its origins on the playgrounds of the Bronx to its reign as the most powerful force in pop culture—from the award-winning journalist behind All the Pieces Matter, the New York Times bestselling oral history of The Wire “The Come Up is Abrams at his sharpest, at his most observant, at his most insightful.”٬٢٠١٤؛Shea Serrano, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hip-Hop (And Other Things)...
Author
Publisher
Norton
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
This account of battlefield courage celebrates the sacrifices of those awarded the USA's highest honour for valour in combat. Many of these men are nearing the end of their lives and their candid and forthcoming recollections should make for emotional reading.
Celebrating the larger-than-life sacrifices of those awarded the nation's highest honor for bravery in combat, Beyond Glory is the first oral history of living Medal of Honor recipients, providing,...
Author
Publisher
Three Rivers Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Drawn from over 180 interviews with friends, rivals, lovers, and collaborators, some of whom have never before spoken about their relationship with Bowie, this oral history weaves a hypnotic spell as it unfolds the story of a remarkable rise to stardom and an unparalleled artistic path."--Provided by Publisher.
"Dylan Jones’s engrossing, magisterial biography of David Bowie is unlike any Bowie story ever written. Drawn from over 180 interviews...
Publisher
University of Nevada Oral History Program
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
This is an anthology of the recollections of twenty-one American veterans of World War II. Told from a personal perspective, these moving stories deal with themes of historical, national and moral significance, painting a picture of a war that became the defining experience of a generation.
"War Stories is emotionally powerful oral history from twenty-one American veterans of World War II. Fifty years after Allied victory, these men and women remember...
Author
Publisher
Pulp
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Description
In this illuminating collection of oral-history style interviews, Casey Jarman talks to a funeral industry watchdog about the (often shady) history of the death trade; he hears how songwriter David Bazan lost his faith while trying to hold on to his family; he learns about cartoonist Art Spiegelman using his college LSD trips to explain death to his children; and he gets to know his own grandparents, posthumously.
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
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Description
This collection of stories of service from the home front and front lines will provoke memories and thoughtful reflection and truly celebrate the sacrifices made by the millions of veterans who have fought to defend America's freedom.
12) Let's get going: from oral history interviews with Arthur M. Smith, Jr. : a narrative interpretation
Author
Publisher
University of Nevada Oral History Program
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
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Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
"Over the last eighteen years, much has been written and said about the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, and the profound impact they had on America and the world. But those names, stories, and memories have never before been collected in one place to tell the full, 360-degree story of what happened that day, and in the days after." --
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The Girl Group Sound, made famous and unforgettable by acts like The Ronettes, The Shirelles, The Supremes, and The Vandellas, took over the airwaves by capturing the mix of innocence and rebellion emblematic of America in in the 1960s. As songs like "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," "Then He Kissed Me," and "Be My Baby" rose to number one, Girl Groups cornered the burgeoning post-war market of teenage rock and roll fans, indelibly shaping the trajectory...
18) Voices of freedom: an oral history of the civil rights movement from the 1950s through the 1980s
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
In this companion to the acclaimed television series "Eyes on the Prize", the authors draw on nearly 1,000 interviews with civil rights activists, politicians, reporters, Justice Department officials, and hundreds of ordinary people who took part in the struggle, to weave a fascinating narrative of the civil rights movement as told by the people who lived it.
Author
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
"Journalists began to call the Korean War 'the Forgotten War' even before it ended. Without a doubt, the most neglected story of this already-neglected war is that of African Americans who served just two years after Harry S. Truman ordered the desegregation of the military. Twice Forgotten draws on oral histories of Black Korean War veterans to recover the story of their contributions to the fight, the reality that the military desegregated in fits...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"'A down-to-earth, inspiring book about the American promise fulfilled'--President Bill Clinton; 'Fascinating. Made me wish I had been born in the Bronx'--Barbara Walters; A touching and provocative collection of memories that evoke the history of one of America's most influential boroughs--the Bronx--through some of its many success stories. The vivid oral histories in Arlene Alda's Just Kids from the Bronx reveal what it was like to grow up in the...
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