A People's History of the United States

A People's History of the United States

With a new introduction by Anthony Arnove, this updated edition of the classic national bestseller reviews the bookâ€™s thirty-five year history and demonstrates once again why it is a significant contribution to a complete and balanced understanding of American history.Since its original landmark publication in 1980, A People's History of the United States has been chronicling American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official version of history taught in schoolsâ€”with its emphasis on great men in high placesâ€”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 ofâ€”and in the words ofâ€”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 battlesâ€”the fights for a fair wage, an eight-hour workday, child-labor laws, health and safety standards, universal suffrage, women's rights, racial equalityâ€”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.Â
Country USA
Brand Harper Perennial
Manufacturer Harper Perennial
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-11-17
Format Kindle eBook
EANs 9780062466679

Country	USA
Brand	Harper Perennial
Manufacturer	Harper Perennial
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-11-17
Format	Kindle eBook
EANs	9780062466679

A People's History of the United States

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