The Untold History of the United States - Softcover

Stone, Oliver; Kuznick, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1451613520 ISBN 13: 9781451613520

Publisher: Gallery Books, 2013

Synopsis

The companion to the Showtime documentary series, director Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick challenge the prevailing orthodoxies of traditional history books in this thoroughly researched and rigorously analyzed look at the dark side of American history.

A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE

In this riveting companion to their astonishing documentary series, which the Washington Post declared is "grounded in indisputable fact," Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone and renowned historian Peter Kuznick challenge prevailing orthodoxies to reveal the dark truth about the rise and fall of American imperialism.

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Review:

"Kuznick and Stone's Untold History is the most important historical narrative of this century" (Martin J. Sherwin, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Prometheus)

"It's compulsive reading: brilliant, a masterpiece" (Daniel Ellsberg, author of Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers)

"Finally, a book with the guts to challenge the accepted narrative of recent American history" (Bill Maher)

"There is much here to reflect upon... indispensable" (Mikhail Gorbachev)

Book Description:

The book to accompany Oliver Stone's landmark 10-part documentary series, The Untold History of the United States

About this edition

• Publisher: Gallery Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1451613520
• ISBN 13: 9781451613520
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 749