A People's History of the United States

A People's History of the United States

1980 • 642 pages

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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.


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A must-read for anyone interested in multiple points of view regarding the history of the United States.
Depressing and eye-opening at the same time.

March 16, 2021

Three things:
1. I hate Christopher Columbus!
2. Zinn is obviously a socialist
3. The book is eye-opening and simply amazing.

August 19, 2010

What a perfect PERFECT book.

January 1, 2011

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