THE CLASSIC
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
"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
Historian Howard Zinn’s A
People’s History of the United States chronicles American history from the
bottom up, throwing out the official narrative 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, it 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 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 features insightful analysis of the
most important events in our history. This 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 People’s History
of the United States.
This beautifully designed Harper Perennial Deluxe Edition features French flaps and deckle-edge pages.
With a new introduction by Anthony Arnove, this edition of the classic national best-seller chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official narrative 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 of the United States 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—fights for fair wages, eight-hour workdays, 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.
"A brilliantly written story about the U.S. through the lives of those too often overlooked."
