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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... Read Full Overview

"It's 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, author of Spartacus and The Immigrants " It] should be required reading."... Read Full Overview

Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States has turned history on its head for an entire generation of readers, telling the nation's story from the viewpoints of ordinary people-the slaves, workers, immigrants, women, and Native Americans who made their own history... Read Full Overview

The New Press's Abridged Teaching Edition of A People's History of the United States has made Howard Zinn's original text available specifically for classroom use. With exercises and teaching materials to accompany each chapter, this edition spans American Beginnings, Reconstruction,... Read Full Overview

This is a new edition of the radical social history of America from Columbus to the present.

This powerful and controversial study turns orthodox American history upside down to portray the social turmoil behind the "march of progress".

Known for its lively,... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

The New Press's Abridged Teaching Edition of A People's History of the United States has made Howard Zinn's original text available specifically for classroom use. With exercises and teaching materials to accompany each chapter, this edition spans American Beginnings, Reconstruction,... Read Full Overview

This is a new edition of the radical social history of America from Columbus to the present. 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... Read Full Overview

The New Press's Abridged Teaching Edition of A People's History of the United States has made Howard Zinn's original text available specifically for classroom use. With exercises and teaching materials to accompany each chapter, this edition spans American Beginnings, Reconstruction,... Read Full Overview