Howard Zinn

Adapted from the critically acclaimed chronicle of U.S. history, a study of American expansionism around the world is told from a grassroots perspective and provides an analysis of important events from Wounded Knee to Iraq.

Presents the history of the United States from the point of view of those who were exploited in the name of American progress, and provides an analysis of important events from 1492 through the War on Terrorism.

"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, author of Spartacus and The Immigrants

"[It] should be required reading." —Eric Foner, New York Times Book Review

Library Journal calls Howard Zinn's iconic A People's History of the United States "a

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Examines the earliest history of the United States, from its discovery and colonial period through the American Revolution, the Civil War and its aftermath, and the Spanish American War. Narratives told from the point of view of ordinary people, including slaves and native Americans, capture the violence, racism, and injustices that occurred during these pivotal events.

"In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, a high-level Pentagon official and Vietnam War strategist, concludes that the war is based on decades of lies and leaks 7,000 pages of top secret documents to the New York Times, making headlines around the world. ... one man's profound change of heart created a landmark struggle involving America's newspapers, its president, and the Supreme Court--a political thriller whose events led directly to Watergate, Nixon's resignation,...