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A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present (P.S.)
by Howard Zinn
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780060838652 
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Powells.com Staff Pick
For anyone who sat in a high school history class feeling like there was something more going on than you were being told, this book is a revelation. As engaging as a white-knuckled novel, Zinn's astonishing record of U.S. history from the perspective of the "lower classes" (i.e. those who were not part of the cultural and economic elite) ought to be required reading for every American. Recommended by Bolton, Powells.com
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Publisher Comments:
Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's 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, African-Americans, Native Americans, working poor, and immigrant laborers.
This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.
Review:
"[A] classic of revisionist American history....Zinn's work is an vital corrective to triumphalist accounts, but his uncompromising radicalism shades, at times, into cynicism." Publishers Weekly
Review:
"Professor Zinn writes with an enthusiasm rarely encountered in the leaden prose of academic history, and his text is studded with telling quotations from labor leaders, war resisters and fugitive slaves." Eric Foner, The New York Times Book Review
Review:
"One of the most important books I have ever read in a long life of reading...It's 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 Fast
About the Author
Howard Zinn is a historian, playwright, and social activist. He was a shipyard worker and Air Force bombardier before he went to college under the GI Bill and received his Ph.D. from Columbia University. He has taught at Spelman College and Boston University, and has been a visiting professor at the University of Paris and the University of Bologna. He has received the Thomas Merton Award, the Eugene V. Debs Award, the Upton Sinclair Award, and the Lannan Literary Award. He lives in Auburndale, Massachusetts.
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dwrites, August 27, 2008 (view all comments by dwrites)
As advertised -- and here's what that means: This IS the "people's history". First, we get glimpses into the lives of the native peoples of our continent before Europeans arrived. That means that the impact of the arrival of the Europeans is twice as meaningful than the Euro-centric half-stories we all know. We have a look at the lives of the Africans before Europeans kidnapped them and forced them into a life -- also illustrated here as never before -- of what we now know is unspeakable suffering. And on, through the immigrants (which we mostly are, after all) and the wars and the struggles and the politics and policies that have brought us to today. Not to worry -- you probably won't hate your country when you're finished reading. Rather, you will have a deeper respect for every American (and aspiring American) and arrive at a far broader understanding of how each of us came to be a part of one United States of America. It's all about point of view, and this assortment of POVs is vastly unique among history surveys.
Also eminently readable.
Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780060838652
- Subtitle:
- 1492-Present
- Author:
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Harper Perennial
- Subject:
- History
- Subject:
- United states
- Subject:
- United States - General
- Subject:
- Political Ideologies - Democracy
- Subject:
- General History
- Copyright:
- 2005
- Edition Number:
- Reprint ed.
- Edition Description:
- P.S. ed.
- Series:
- Modern Classics
- Publication Date:
- August 2005
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Grade Level:
- General/trade
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 729
- Dimensions:
- 8.06x5.27x1.31 in. 1.29 lbs.
