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About the Book:
Since its original landmark publication in 1980,
A People's History of the United States has been
chronicling American history from the bottom up,
throwing out the official version of history 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, A People's History 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 historian Howard 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, which was nominated for
the American Book Award in 1981, features insightful
analysis of the most important events in our history.
Revised, updated, and featuring a new after,
word by the author, this special twentieth anniversary
edition continues Zinn's important contribution
to a complete and balanced understanding of American
history.
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.
Source: HarperCollins.com
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