Listen to New Voices on Studs Terkel-our partnership with YouMedia Chicago-here! Read the Story

Jonathan Raban discusses his book "Bad Land"

BROADCAST: Dec. 6, 1996 | DURATION: 00:54:01

Digital audio not yet public.

Synopsis

Living in Montana in the early 20th century had many hardships, as covered in Jonathan Raban's book, "Bad Land: An American Romance". Raban said people were looking for new lives in the west but they encountered prairie fires, hail storms and grasshopper plagues.

Details

Broadcast Date
Dec. 6, 1996

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
54 minutes, 1 second

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Literature American History & Politics

People

Authors, Writers

Tags

WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Raban, Jonathan--Interviews Raban, Jonathan. Bad land. Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.) Novelists, English--United States--20th century--Interviews Authors, English--United States--20th century--Interviews West (U.S.)--History Audiotapes. Radio programs. Branch Davidians Koresh, David Montana, Joe

Related Programs