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A People's History of American Empire: A Graphic Adaptation

by Howard Zinn and Paul Buhle and Mike Konopacki

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ISBN13: 9780805087444
ISBN10: 0805087443
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Adapted from the bestselling grassroots history of the United States, the story of America in the world, told in comics form.  Since its landmark publication in 1980, A People's History of the United States has had six new editions, sold more than 1.7 million copies, become required classroom reading throughout the country, and been turned into an acclaimed play. More than a successful book, A People's History triggered a revolution in the way history is told, displacing the official versions with their emphasis on great men in high places to chronicle events as they were lived, from the bottom up.

Now Howard Zinn, historian Paul Buhle, and cartoonist Mike Konopacki have collaborated to retell, in vibrant comics form, a most immediate and relevant chapter of A People's History: the centuries-long story of America's actions in the world. Narrated by Zinn, this version opens with the events of 9/11 and then jumps back to explore the cycles of U.S. expansionism from Wounded Knee to Iraq, stopping along the way at World War I, Central America, Vietnam, and the Iranian revolution. The book also follows the story of Zinn, the son of poor Jewish immigrants, from his childhood in the Brooklyn slums to his role as one of America's leading historians.

Shifting from world-shattering events to one family's small revolutions, A People's History of American Empire presents the classic ground-level history of America in a dazzling new form.

Review:

"Politically charged...an essential component for contemporary American government education, as well as an easy work to suggest to both narrative nonfiction and sophisticated comics readers." School Library Journal

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"[A] powerful teaching tool for the next generation of anti-imperialist activists." Kirkus Reviews

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Shifting from world-shattering events to one family's small revolutions, the story of America in the world is now told in vibrant comics form. This version opens with the events of 9/11 and then jumps back to explore the cycles of U.S. expansionism.

About the Author

Howard Zinn, author of numerous acclaimed histories, taught history at Spelman College and Boston University, and has received the Lannan Literary Award, among many others. A People's History of the United States was a finalist for the 1980 National Book Award. He lives in Massachusetts.

Mike Konopacki has collaborated on five collections of cartoons, and his work is regularly syndicated. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

Paul Buhle is a senior lecturer in history at Brown University and the editor of the Encyclopedia of the American Left, among other books. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

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zurow, December 1, 2008 (view all comments by zurow)
Whereas most good reads enrich your mind, this book will stretch your brain to new frontiers and introduce you to a panoramic retrospective view of OUR history.

A must read.
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iwilder, November 23, 2008 (view all comments by iwilder)
Addictive. It's even more satisfying than the book. Professor Zinn brings his own voice and life experience into the graphic novel. It makes many connections across hundreds of years that only someone with Professor Zinn's breadth of knowledge is able so simply state.
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ISBN:
9780805087444
Subtitle:
A Graphic Adaptation
Author:
Howard Zinn and Paul Buhle and Mike Konopacki
Illustrator:
Konopacki, Mike
Author:
Zinn, Howard
Author:
Buhle, Paul
Author:
Konopacki, Mike
Publisher:
Metropolitan Books
Subject:
United States - General
Subject:
Educational
Subject:
Imperialism
Subject:
History
Subject:
Nonfiction
Subject:
General
Subject:
General History
Subject:
United States Foreign relations.
Subject:
United States Social conditions.
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Publication Date:
April 2008
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
273
Dimensions:
10.90x8.42x.67 in. 1.73 lbs.

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