Simply put, "[b:A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present|2767|A People's History of the United States 1492 to Present|Howard Zinn|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348900509s/2767.jpg|2185591]" (1995 edition) is one of the most eye-opening, fascinating, and thought-provoking books of it...
Well, that was...that. Theres not much to complain about, certainly. Well written, well structured, an indispensable array of Things To Know. As a broader political argument though, theres something there that bugs me a bit. Something a bit tepid and disengaged. Like if we could just make all the ba...
I would love to see this book used as an American history textbook. It should be in every high school in America. If you look at the textbooks that are actually used you will see that they are histories of the rulers. They are histories of a small minority who make decisions for the vast majority an...
3.5 stars. (Review of audio version only as it is different from the book.)I enjoyed this quite a bit. I found a lot of it to be interesting, and I really enjoyed the personal perspectives shown in the book through statements and interviews, etc. This doesn't show the US through rose-colored glasses...
In spite of having gone and got a PhD in history (nearly), this is still one of my favorites, and clearly as influential as Charles & Mary Beard were in their day.
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