A People's History of the United States 1492 to Present, Revised and Updated Edition

Howard Zinn

eBook - 2015

THE CLASSICNATIONAL BESTSELLER"A wonderful, splendidbook—a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, whowants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for thefuture." –Howard FastHistorian Howard Zinn's APeople's History of the United States chronicles American history from thebottom up, throwing out the official narrative taught in schools—with itsemphasis on great men in high places—to focus on the street, the home, and theworkplace.Known for its lively, clearprose as well as its scholarly research, it is the only volume totell America's story from the point of view of—and in the words of—America'swomen, factory workers, African-Americans, Native Americans,... the working poor,and immigrant laborers. As Zinn shows, many of our country's greatestbattles—the fights for a fair wage,... more