I admit, up front, that this my first go at this book. Its a wonderful, splendid book a book that should be read by every american, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future. A peoples history of the united states history is a weapon. To say it is eyeopening would be an understatement. It pulls no punches from columbus on and especially with regard to the slaughter in the. American beginnings to reconstruction new press peoples history 9781565847248. Whos who in american history america s greatest patriots presidents george washington, abraham lincoln, william mckinley, and james garfield, by kurz and allison, 1890. Watch full episodes of your favorite history series, and dive into thousands of historical articles and videos. A peoples history of the united states howard zinn. At this point, a peoples history of the united states is available in regular form, read aloud on audio, on posters, in a teaching edition, and as just the twentieth century chapters we have all but the posters.
A peoples history of the united states is a 1980 nonfiction book by american historian and political scientist howard zinn. Library of america curator a champion of america s great writers and timeless works, library of america guides readers in finding and exploring the exceptional writing that reflects the nations history and culture. Its a wonderful, splendid booka book that should be read by every american, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and. A peoples history of the united states is one of the most important books i have ever read in a long life of reading. Zinn portrays a side of american history that can largely be seen as the exploitation and manipulation of the. I vaguely remember some controversy surrounding a history book that exposed the darker side of american history, and whether or not it belonged next to traditional history text in. In fact, years ago, we would offer people twenty dollars if they read the book and didnt think it was completely worth their time. A peoples history of the united states by howard zinn is a 2005 harper perennial modern classics publication. Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, a peoples history of the united states is the only volume to tell america s story from the point of view of and in the words of america s women, factory workers, africanamericans, native americans, working poor, and immigrant laborers. Howard zinn august 24, 1922 january 27, 2010 was an american historian, playwright, and social activist. This extensive work is available online thanks to history is a weapon, who ocred the text, though we heartily recommend our readers to buy a hard copy. The full text of howard zinns superb peoples history of the united states, spanning over 500 years from columbuss discovery of america in 1492 to the clinton presidency in 1996.
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