A People's History of the United States: 1492-PresentSince its original landmark publication in 1980, A People's History of the United States has been chronicling American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official version of history taught in schools -- with its emphasis on great men in high places -- to focus on the street, the home, and the, workplace. Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History is 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 historian Howard 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. Covering Christopher Columbus's arrival through President Clinton's first term, A People's History of the United States, which was nominated for the American Book Award in 1981, features insightful analysis of the most important events in our history. Revised, updated, and featuring a new after, word by the author, this special twentieth anniversary edition continues Zinn's important contribution to a complete and balanced understanding of American history. |
Contents
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A Kind of Revolution | 77 |
The Intimately Oppressed | 103 |
As Long as Grass Grows or Water Runs | 125 |
We Take Nothing by Conquest Thank God | 149 |
A Peoples War? | 407 |
Or Does It Explode? | 443 |
Vietnam | 469 |
Surprises | 503 |
Under Control? | 541 |
The Bipartisan Consensus | 563 |
The Unreported Resistance | 601 |
The Coming Revolt of the Guards | 631 |
Slavery Without Submission Emancipation Without Freedom | 171 |
The Other Civil War | 211 |
Robber Barons and Rebels | 253 |
The Empire and the People | 297 |
The Socialist Challenge | 321 |
War Is the Health of the State | 359 |
Selfhelp in Hard Times | 377 |
The Clinton Presidency | 643 |
The 2000 Election and the War on Terrorism | 675 |
Afterword | 683 |
Bibliography | 689 |
Index | 709 |
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A People's History of the United States: From 1492 to the Present Howard Zinn No preview available - 1996 |