A People’s History of the United States: 1492-Present

Author: Howard Zinn

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. Zinn shows that many of our country’s greatest battles were carried out at the grassroots level, against bloody resistance…..Read More

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