Speaking History Oral Histories of the American Past, 1865-Present

This oral history reader, designed to supplement texts on the second half of the U.S. history survey, features the words of ordinary people who describe how they shaped, viewed, and remembered American history.

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Speaking History Oral Histories of the American Past, 1865–present

Sue Armitage and Laurie Mercier

ISBN 978-1-4039-7783-0 ISBN 978-0-230-10491-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-0-230-10491-4 SPEAKING HISTORY

Copyright © Sue Armitage and Laurie Mercier, 2009. Reprint of the original edition 2009 All rights reserved. First published in 2009 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in