{"product_id":"a-peoples-history-of-the-united-states-paperback","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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 784\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52688185819469,"sku":"9780062397348","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/dUFmVmlJWUlHWXYrNDU0L2syTk9pUT09.webp?v=1761938447","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/a-peoples-history-of-the-united-states-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}