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A People's History of the United States

Howard Zinn, Kathy Emery and others

  • 695 pages · about 12 hours
  • First published 1980
  • 50 editions
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1 About this book

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, working poor, and immigrant laborers.

Good for readers who want: history and a long read.

  • History
  • United states, history
  • History United States
  • United states, civilization
  • United States
  • Civilization
  • Civilisation
  • Estados Unidos

2 About Howard Zinn

1922–2010

Howard Zinn (August 24, 1922 – January 27, 2010) was an American historian. He was chair of the history and social sciences department at Spelman College, and a political science professor at Boston University. Zinn wrote more than 20 books, including his best-selling and influential A People's History of the United States in 1980. In 2007, he published a version of it for younger readers, A Young People's History of the United States.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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