A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn

A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn

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, author of>Spartacus and>The Immigrants

It] should be required reading. --Eric Foner, New York Times Book Review

Library Journal calls Howard Zinn's iconic>A People's History of the United States a brilliant and moving history of the American people from the point of view of those.whose plight has been largely omitted from most histories. Packed with vivid details and telling quotations, Zinn's award-winning classic continues to revolutionize the way American history is taught and remembered. Frequent appearances in popular media such as>The Sopranos, The Simpsons, Good Will Hunting, and the History Channel documentary>The People Speak testify to Zinn's ability to bridge the generation gap with enduring insights into the birth, development, and destiny of the nation.

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, author of>Spartacus and>The Immigrants

It] should be required reading. --Eric Foner, New York Times Book Review

Library Journal calls Howard Zinn's iconic>A People's History of the United States a brilliant and moving history of the American people from the point of view of those.whose plight has been largely omitted from most histories. Packed with vivid details and telling quotations, Zinn's award-winning classic continues to revolutionize the way American history is taught and remembered. Frequent appearances in popular media such as>The Sopranos, The Simpsons, Good Will Hunting, and the History Channel documentary>The People Speak testify to Zinn's ability to bridge the generation gap with enduring insights into the birth, development, and destiny of the nation.

Howard Zinn (1922-2010) was a world-renowned historian, author, playwright, and social activist best known for the perennially best-selling classic A People's History of the United States. His many highly acclaimed books include You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train; Three Strikes: Miners, Musicians, Salesgirls, and the Fighting Spirit of Labor's Last Century; and Three Plays--The Political Theater of Howard Zinn: Emma, Marx in Soho, Daughter of Venus.

Robin D. G. Kelley is Distinguished Professor and Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History at UCLA. He is the author of seven books, including Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination, Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original and Yo' Mama's DisFunktional!: Fighting the Culture Wars in Urban America.

Dana Frank, author of the award-winning Purchasing Power: Consumer Organizing, Gender, and the Seattle Labor Movement, 1919-1929, is professor of American Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her other works include Buy American: The Untold Story of Economic Nationalism and Local Girl Makes History: Exploring Northern California's Kitsch Monuments. She lives in Santa Cruz.

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ISBN 13	9780060838652
ISBN 10	0060838655
Title	A People's History of the United States
Author	Howard Zinn
Series	Modern Classics
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Binding type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published	2005-08-02
Number of pages	729
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