• ISBN13: 9780061965593
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: N/A
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publisher Imprint: Harper Perennial
• Publication Date: June 28, 2016
• Pages: 784
• Original Price: USD 27.99
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 590 grams

<p><b>From the Back Cover</b><br><p>With a new introduction by Anthony Arnove, this edition of the classic national best-seller chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official narrative taught in schools--with its emphasis on great men in high places--to focus on the street, the home, and the workplace. </p><p>Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, <em>A People's History of the United States </em>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--fights for fair wages, eight-hour workdays, child-labor laws, health and safety standards, universal suffrage, women's rights, racial equality--were carried out at the grassroots level, against bloody resistance.</p>Covering Christopher Columbus's arrival through President Clinton's first term, <em>A People's History of the United States</em>, which was nominated for the American Book Award in 1981, features insightful analysis of the most important events in our history.</p>