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A People's History of the United StatesBy Howard Zinn

In a Nutshell

A People's History Of The United States gives an often-ignored progressive perspective on some of the darker truths behind America's rise to power.

Favorite Quote

The memory of oppressed people is one thing that cannot be taken away, and for such people, with such memories, revolt is always an inch below the surface.

Howard Zinn

Introduction

In many American history books as well as political rhetoric today, the country is presented as a shining city on a hill, founded on the highest principles of democracy and equality.

But what if the truth of America's rise to power is more complicated and bloody than patriotic legends would have us believe?

Howard Zinn was an American historian and World War II veteran who taught political science at Boston University before his death in 2010.

Published in 1980 and nominated for the National Book Award, A People's History Of The United States presents the country's rise from the perspective of the oppressed.

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