A People's History of the United States

Author: Howard Zinn

Brand: Harper Perennial Modern Classics

Edition: Reissue

Features:

• Harper Perennial Modern Classics

Binding: Paperback

Format: Large Print

Number Of Pages: 784

Release Date: 17-11-2015

Part Number: 42465405

Details: 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 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, 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, the working poor, and immigrant laborers. As historian Howard 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, which was nominated for the American Book Award in 1981, features insightful analysis of the most important events in our history.

EAN: 9780062397348

Package Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 1.7 inches

Languages: English