A people's history of the United States : 1492-present
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Bennington Free Library - Nonfiction - 2nd Floor | 973 ZIN | On Shelf |
John G. McCullough Free Library - Nonfiction | 973 ZIN 1 | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : HarperCollins, 1999.
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Book
Physical Desc
702 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 663-682) and index.
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Consistently lauded for its lively, readable prose, this revised and updated edition of A People's History of the United States turns traditional textbook history on its head. Howard Zinn infuses the often-submerged voices of blacks, women, American Indians, war resisters, and poor laborers of all nationalities into this thorough narrative that spans American history from Christopher Columbus's arrival to an afterword on the Clinton presidency. Addressing his trademark reversals of perspective, Zinn--a teacher, historian, and social activist for more than 20 years--explains, "My point is not that we must, in telling history, accuse, judge, condemn Columbus in absentia. It is too late for that; it would be a useless scholarly exercise in morality. But the easy acceptance of atrocities as a deplorable but necessary price to pay for progress (Hiroshima and Vietnam, to save Western civilization; Kronstadt and Hungary, to save socialism; nuclear proliferation, to save us all)--that is still with us. One reason these atrocities are still with us is that we have learned to bury them in a mass of other facts, as radioactive wastes are buried in containers in the earth." If your last experience of American history was brought to you by junior high school textbooks--or even if you're a specialist--get ready for the other side of stories you may not even have heard. With its vivid descriptions of rarely noted events, A People's History of the United States is required reading for anyone who wants to take a fresh look at the rich, rocky history of America.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Zinn, H. (1999). A people's history of the United States: 1492-present (20th anniversary ed.). HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Zinn, Howard, 1922-2010. 1999. A People's History of the United States: 1492-present. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Zinn, Howard, 1922-2010. A People's History of the United States: 1492-present HarperCollins, 1999.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Zinn, Howard. A People's History of the United States: 1492-present 20th anniversary ed., HarperCollins, 1999.
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