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He didn't write in "tough guy" jargon like Mickey Spillane. And he didn't mine the world of working folks for high art. What he did do was put the heart of America's blue collar citizens down on paper -- while it was still beating.
Studs Terkel -- author, radio host and historian -- died at age 96 on Friday. In his near-century of life he won a Pulitzer Prize and other writing awards. But more, he won the admiration of Americans who spend their days "on the clock."See the full content of this document
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Voice of the Working Man
Born in New York soon ...
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