A People's History of the United States (Abridged)
THE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLER
Read by Matt Damon and Howard Zinn
""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.
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A People's History of the United States (Abridged)
THE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLER
Read by Matt Damon and Howard Zinn
""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.
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A People's History of the United States (Abridged)
""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.
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