THE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLER "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 a landmark work of social history 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 driven by
powerful social movements 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. But what does American history look like when told not by the victors
but by the people on the streets in the factories and on the frontiers? History from Below:
Instead of focusing on presidents and generals Zinn tells America's story from the viewpoint
of the street the home and the workplace. Challenging Official Narratives: Discover the
hidden history of the United States from Columbus's arrival to the Clinton administration
through a narrative that questions traditional textbook accounts. Marginalized Voices:
Experience the country's greatest battles in the words of America's women factory workers
African Americans Native Americans and immigrant laborers. A Critical Look at U.S. History:
Zinn provides an insightful analysis of the fights for a fair wage an eight-hour workday and
racial equality showing how they were waged against bloody resistance.
