A People's History Of The United States

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: Longman Group Ltd
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 1980
Edition: First Edition

Description: 614 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout. Howard Zinn's 'peoples History' Is A Response To The Widespread Demand For A Serious General History Of The United States Which Is Written From A Radical, Non Establishment Point Of View. This Is A Controversial Book. Powerful, Fluent And Argummentative, Its Vigorous Reinterpretation Of The American Achievement From Columbus To Carter, And Its Cost, Will Provoke Debate Among Historians And Laymen Alike.

Publishers Description: Colorful yet Scholarly, Howard Zinns classic chronicles the American epic story 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. Many of our countrys greatest battles -- the fight for a fair wage, an eight-hour work day, child-labor laws, health and safety standards, universal suffrage, womans rights, racial equality -- were carried on at the grass-roots level. Covering through President Clintons first term, A Peoples History of the United States tells the stories of the men and women involved with power and passion.

ISBN: 0582489474