People's History of the United States: 1492 to the Present - Softcover

Zinn, Howard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060937319 ISBN 13: 9780060937317

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2001

Synopsis

The twentieth anniversary edition of the author's acclaimed "bottom-up" history of the U.S. tosses out sanitized history and hero-worship in favor of a man-on-the-street approach emphasizing the nation's great struggles for a fare wage, universal suffrage, woman's rights, racial equality, child labor laws, and health and safety standards. Tour.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

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.

About the Author:

Howard Zinn (1922-2010) was a historian, playwright, and social activist. In addition to A People's History of the United States, which has sold more than two million copies, he is the author of many books, including the autobiography You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train, The People Speak, and Passionate Declarations.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0060937319
• ISBN 13: 9780060937317
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 688