{"product_id":"a-peoples-history-of-the-united-states-paperback-1","title":"A People's History of the United States - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHoward Zinn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"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\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorian Howard Zinn's \u003cem\u003eA People's History of the United States\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnown for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003eit\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis 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 carried out at the grassroots level, against bloody resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCovering Christopher Columbus's arrival through President Clinton's first term, \u003cem\u003eA People's History of the United States \u003c\/em\u003efeatures insightful analysis of the most important events in our history. This edition also includes an introduction by Anthony Arnove, who wrote, directed, and produced \u003cem\u003eThe People Speak\u003c\/em\u003e with Zinn and who coauthored, with Zinn, \u003cem\u003eVoices of a People's History of the United States\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis beautifully designed Harper Perennial Deluxe Edition features French flaps and deckle-edge pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a new introduction by Anthony Arnove, this edition of the classic national best-seller 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnown for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, \u003cem\u003eA People's History of the United States \u003c\/em\u003eis 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--fights for fair wages, eight-hour workdays, child-labor laws, health and safety standards, universal suffrage, women's rights, racial equality--were carried out at the grassroots level, against bloody resistance.\u003c\/p\u003eCovering Christopher Columbus's arrival through President Clinton's first term, \u003cem\u003eA People's History of the United States\u003c\/em\u003e, which was nominated for the American Book Award in 1981, features insightful analysis of the most important events in our history.--\u003cstrong\u003eNoam Chomsky\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a new introduction by Anthony Arnove, this edition of the classic national best-seller 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnown for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, \u003cem\u003eA People's History of the United States \u003c\/em\u003eis 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. 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