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Howard Zinn Paperback HISTORY/United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) Series: HarperCollins American Classics American Classics Edition "A wonderful, splendid book—a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future." –Howard Fast Historian Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States 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. This edition is a part of the HarperCollins American Classics collection, published in celebration of America’s 250th Anniversary. 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 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.