"A wonderful, splendid bookтАФa 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." тАУHoward Fast
Historian Howard ZinnтАЩs A PeopleтАЩs History of the United States chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official narrative taught in schoolsтАФwith its emphasis on great men in high placesтАФto 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 ofтАФand in the words ofтАФAmerica's women, factory workers, African-Americans, Native Americans, the working poor, and immigrant laborers. As Zinn shows, many of our country's greatest battlesтАФthe fights for a fair wage, an eight-hour workday, child-labor laws, health and safety standards, universal suffrage, women's rights, racial equalityтАФwere 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.┬аThis 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 PeopleтАЩs History of the United States.
Howard Zinn (1922тАУ2010) was a historian, playwright, and social activist. In addition to A PeopleтАЩs History of the United States, which has sold more than two million copies, he is the author of numerous books including The People Speak, Passionate Declarations, and the autobiography, You CanтАЩt Be Neutral on a Moving Train.