A People's History of the United States
Howard Zinn
"A wonderful, splendid book--a book that should be ready by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future." --Howard FastWith a new introduction by Anthony Arnove, this edition of the classic national bestseller chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out th...
Publish Date
2015
November 17
First Published in 1980
Goodreads rating
4.06
ISBN
8581000011323
Recommendations
7
Recommendations
Jan 28, 2011
Remembering the great Howard Zinn on the 1st anniv of his passing. "People's History of the U.S."--the book all Americans should read. – sourceNov 08, 2018
3 books every Latinx should read! Open Veins Of Latin America by Eduardo Galeano, 1491 by Charles Mann, Howard Zinn’s People’s History of the United States – sourceI credit this book with propelling me to dig deeper, and to not always believe the narrative. – source
Feb 06, 2019
The books of my life. I’ve been wanting to assemble them for a long time. The stack is not complete, but each one of these books is written into my mind and heart and soul. Each one is a little part of who I am. Thank you, authors. – sourceJun 23, 2020
I started reading People's History of America and it was just what I was looking for.
After this, I want to read the equivalent book about the Jews in Europe. I have very little idea what that was about other than it was rough and didn't end well. ;-) – sourceJan 02, 2020
FYI: what i read this year (following @vcstarterkit's rule)
Bold the ones i would highly recommend.
I switched to mainly listening to audiobooks and only "read" for entertainment. Hence mostly space scifi. – source