People’s History of the United States: 1492 to Present
- ISBN13: 9780060838652
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Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People’s History of the United States 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, working poor, and immigrant laborers.This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.Amazon.com ReviewConsistently 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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I was only able to read 3-4 chaptes of this book.
There are two main problems with the book. (1) The insights are not surprising, and (2) there is hardly any evidence of worthy research behind the opinions of the author.
He often cites completely absurd sources to make a point, like a bumpersticker in 2000 or “one person writing in the Gazette in 1764″. I am sure you can prove anything if you can argue with “one person once said”.
I was expecting from a book on the “history of the people” to trully investigate how “the people” have felt and lived history in this country. What you get, instead, is how the author’s modern western and quite leftish view of things perceives history in hindsight. Quite a different thing.
The book doesn’t read like the work of an academic, but rather, like an angry ultra-left superficial view of the world. The kind of writing one finds in free weekly newspapers like “Citypaper”. At least those editorials have humor!
Rating: 2 / 5
People’s History of the United States: 1492 to Present
I have heard nothing but frightening things about this book. History “stories” about the evil United States.
Please beware that this book is an opinion, and not factual. Research History for yourself and research this author and his political views.
Rating: 1 / 5
People’s History of the United States: 1492 to Present
I wish I had read the reviews before wasting my money on this piece of socialistic garbage! In addition to being incredibly biased against just about everything in our countries history it is boring to boot.
Rating: 1 / 5
People’s History of the United States: 1492 to Present
MATT DAMON AND OTHER LEFTIE AIR-HEADS MAY CONSIDER HOWARD ZINN A HISTORIAN, BUT IN REALITY HE WAS A SOCIALIST WHO SUCCEEDED IN HAVING THIS BOOK BECOME REQUIRED READING IN SOME PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES (WITH HELP FROM AGING HIPPIE EDUCATORS). IN THEIR UNIVERSE, THE U.S. IS AN IMPERIALIST AGGRESSOR AND THE CAUSE OF ALL THE WORLD’S ILLS. THIS IS WHAT ZINN’S BOOK IS REALLY ABOUT AND THIS PREMISE, WHEN FOISTED ON UNSUPECTING STUDENTS ,OR THEIR PARENTS, SHOULD BE REBUKED. WHY SHOULD LEFT-WING PROPROGANDA BE ALLOWED TO GO UNCHALLANGED?
Rating: 1 / 5
People’s History of the United States: 1492 to Present
Howard Zinn sounds a bit like my sister when she returned from getting “educated” at UC Berkeley. INSANE.
Rating: 1 / 5
People’s History of the United States: 1492 to Present