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A wonderful, splendid booka book that should be ready by every american, student or otherwise. Covering christopher columbuss arrival through the clinton years a peoples history of the united states, which was nominated for the american book award in 1981, is an insightful analysis of the most important events in us history. The history of the united states, 2nd edition audiobook. You cant be neutral on a moving train a personal history of our times, and failure to quit reflections of an optimistic historian. Featuring a preface and afterword read by the author himself, this audio continues howard zinns important contribution to a complete and balanced understanding of american. Howard fastwith a new introduction by anthony arnove, this edition of the classic national bestseller chronicles. Velvel interviews american historian howard zinn on his books. This course, like most history courses of this scope, is an overview. Since its original landmark publication in 1980, a peoples history of the united states has been chronicling american history from the bottom up, throwing out the official version of history taught in schoolswith its emphasis on great men in high placesto focus on the street, the home, and the workplace. The indians, columbus reported, are so naive and so free with their possessions that no one. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. A peoples history of the united states is a 1980 nonfiction book by american historian and political scientist howard zinn.
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In the book, zinn presented what he considered to be a different side of history from the more traditional fundamental nationalist glorification of country. 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 americas story from the point of view ofand in the words ofamericas women, factory workers, africanamericans, native americans, the working poor, and immigrant laborers. Editions for a people s history of the united states. Editions of a peoples history of the united states by howard.
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