A People’s History of the United States

With a new introduction by Anthony Arnove,this updated edition of the classic national bestseller reviews the bookΓÇÖs thirty-five year history and demonstrates once again why it is a significant contribution to a complete and balanced understanding of American history. Since its original landmark publication in 1980A People’s History of the United States has been chronicling American history from the bottom upthrowing out the official version of history taught in schoolsΓÇöwith its emphasis on great men in high placesΓÇöto focus on the streetthe homeand theworkplace. Known for its livelyclear prose as well as its scholarly researchA People’s History of the United States is the only volume to tell America’s story from the point of view ofΓÇöand in the words ofΓÇöAmerica’s womenfactory workersAfrican-AmericansNative Americansthe working poorand immigrant laborers. As historian Howard Zinn showsmany of our country’s greatest battlesΓÇöthe fights for a fair wagean eight-hour workdaychild-labor lawshealth and safety standardsuniversal suffragewomen’s rightsracial equalityΓÇöwere carried out at the grassroots levelagainst bloody resistance. Covering Christopher Columbus’s arrival through President Clinton’s first termA People’s History of the United Stateswhich was nominated for the American Book Award in 1981features insightful analysis of the most important events in our history.