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Interviewing Jane Stern

BROADCAST: Dec. 18, 1975 | DURATION: 00:44:31

Synopsis

Jane Stern discusses her book, Trucker: A Portrait of the Last American Cowboy, and the life, culture, and myths of truck drivers. The program includes an excerpt from an interview with a truck driver named Paul Deitch.

*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations


 

Details

Broadcast Date
Dec. 18, 1975

Duration
44 minutes, 31 seconds

Topics

Working, Labor, Economy Feminism, Women, Women's Studies Anthropology & Sociology

People

Workers Authors, Writers

Tags

WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Stern, Jane--Interviews Stern, Jane. Trucker. Truck drivers--United States. Audiotapes Radio programs Truck driving American labor Trucking Deitch, Paul Sawyer, Jane

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