A People’s History of the United States

With a new introduction by Anthony Arnove, this edition of the classic national bestseller chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official narrative taught in schoolswith its emphasis on great men in high placesto focus on the street, the home and the workplace.

Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research,A People’s Historyof the United Statesis the only volume to tell America’s story from the point of view of–and in the words ofAmerica’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 battlesthe fights for a fair wage, an eight-hour workday, child-labor laws, health and safety standards, universal suffrage, women’s rights, racial equalitywere carried out at the grassroots level, against bloody resistance.

• Paperback:729 pages
• Publisher:Harper Perennial Modern Classics (August 2, 2005)
• Language:English
• ISBN-10:0060838655
• ISBN-13: 9780062397348
• Product Dimensions:5.3 x 1.2 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight:1.2 pounds