THE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLER“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.” –Howard FastHistorian Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official narrative taught in schools—with its … up, throwing out the official narrative taught in schools—with its emphasis on great men in high places—to focus on the street, the home, and the workplace.
Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, it 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, African-Americans, Native Americans, the working poor, and immigrant laborers. As Zinn shows, many of our country’s greatest battles—the fights for a fair wage, an eight-hour workday, child-labor laws, health and safety standards, universal suffrage, women’s rights, racial equality—were carried out at the grassroots level, against bloody resistance.
Covering Christopher Columbus’s arrival through President Clinton’s first term, A People’s History of the United States features insightful analysis of the most important events in our history. This edition also includes an introduction by Anthony Arnove, who wrote, directed, and produced The People Speak with Zinn and who coauthored, with Zinn, Voices of a People’s History of the United States.
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One of the best books that I have ever read concerning U.S. history. this should be ‘required reading’ in overall educational institutions.
excellent source of REAL american history
Not a balanced view of history.
Cynical.
This book sucks, revisionist history all the way.
Best description of this book is “fiction”. Biased to the core.
Biased, not true history.
A zero bullshit history of the country, made me angrier than any book I’ve ever read.
This tells the hidden history of the USA. It tells about things that went on behind the scenes. History is written by the victor; this book tells the impartial history which is not told in school history books.
The only REAL history book ever needed.
The author presents this as history but it’s just his propagandist interpretation of past events. It’s misleading and biased, filled with half-truths that are easily refuted by anyone with even minor curiosity about how this country came to be.
Read this book and discover America.
Should be required reading in American History classes, probably AP history for sure. Well done and a classic.
Raw facts
It’s an old history book that most history texts have yet to catch-up to. It is inspirational only because I find hearing the truth much more fulfilling than fake history.
Great history of the US! It reveals all of the history you didn’t get in high school or even in college. You will be amazed at how historical patterns repeat themselves and how much damage this country has done to the world and itself. You will also be amazed to see that there have been protests like are going on right now that missed being mentioned in our history books.
The real history of this country. Should be required reading for every high school history class.
A real slant on American history. Excellant!
Everyone should read this book.
Excellent general history.
An honest view of American History, closer to reality than most histories of our country. Read this book.