The Believer Magazine
The 49ers: Oral Histories of Americans Facing 50
2012 Column Contest Winner
Over some eighteen months, right up until the eve of his own 50th birthday, Rob Trucks interviewed more than 200 49-year-olds. This is some of what they said.
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September 5, 2013The 49ers: Oral Histories of Americans Facing 50: #19: Jeffery W. Kelly
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August 16, 2013The 49ers: Oral Histories of Americans Facing 50: #103: Benita Fitzgerald Mosley
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July 26, 2013The 49ers: Oral Histories of Americans Facing 50: #106: Wendy Liebman
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July 10, 2013The 49ers: Oral Histories of Americans Facing 50: #188: Anita Stansfield
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June 11, 2013The 49ers: Oral Histories of Americans Facing 50: #167: David Leavitt
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May 24, 2013The 49ers: Oral Histories of Americans Facing 50: #119: Kathryn Harrison
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May 6, 2013The 49ers: Oral Histories of Americans Facing 50: #130: Ilan Stavans
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April 17, 2013The 49ers: Oral Histories of Americans Facing 50: #62: Daniel J. O’Donnell
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March 26, 2013The 49ers: Oral Histories of Americans Facing 50: #227: Jay Wright
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March 8, 2013The 49ers: Oral Histories of Americans Facing 50: #207: Susan Olsen
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February 15, 2013The 49ers: Oral Histories of Americans Facing 50: #90: Bill Lester
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January 28, 2013The 49ers: Oral Histories of Americans Facing 50: #67: Michelangelo Signorile
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