A Young People's History of the United States

Brief Description: The classic bottom-up history of the US retold for young adults. Biographical Note: The visionary historical work of professor and activist HOWARD ZINN (1922-2010) is widely considered one of the most important and influential of our era. After his experience as a bombardier in World War II, Zinn became convinced that there could no longer be such a thing as a "just war," because the vast majority of victims in modern warfare are, increasingly, innocent civilians. In his books, including "A People's History of the United States," its companion volume"Voices of a People's History of the United States," and countless other titles, Zinn affirms the power of the people to influence the course of events. REBECCA STEFOFF is the author of more than 100 nonfiction books for children and young adults, and she has adapted several best-selling history books for younger readers. Review Quotes: Praise for A People's History of the United States: "Zinn has written a brilliant and moving history of the American people from the point of view of those who have been exploited...the book is an excellent antidote to establishment history.... While the book is precise enough to please specialists, it should satisfy any adult reader."--Library Journal"In many years of searching, we have not found one history book we would recommend to them--until [the] just published "A Young People's History of the United States." This is the edition of A People's History that we have all been waiting for."--Deborah Menkart, executive director, Teaching for Change"Zinn's work exemplifies an approach to history that is radical, regardless of its subject or geographical location. He tells us the untold story, the story of the world's poor, the world's workers, the world's homeless, the world's oppressed, the people who don't really qualify as real people in official histories. Howard Zinn pBrief Description: "Previously published as a 2 volume set, c2007"--T.p. verso. Brief Description: A history of the United States from its beginnings to the early twenty-first century, as told from the point of view of ordinary people, including slaves and Native Americans, to reveal the violence, racism, and injustices which occurred during key events. Table of Contents: Part One. Introduction -- Columbus and the Indians -- Black and White -- Who were the Colonists? -- Tyranny is Tyranny -- Revolutions -- The Women of Early America -- As Long as Grass Grows or Water Runs -- War with Mexico -- Slavery and Emancipation -- The Other Civil War -- Robber Barons and Rebels -- The American Empire -- Part Two. Class Struggle -- World War I -- Hard Times -- World War II and the Cold War -- Black Revolt and Civil Rights -- Vietnam -- Surprises -- Under Control? -- Politics as Usual -- Resistance -- The End of the Twentieth Century -- The War on Terrorism -- War in Iraq, Conflict at Home -- Rise Like Lions -- Glossary -- Index -- About the Authors. Marc Notes: Previously published as a 2 volume set, c2007--T.p. verso.; Includes index.; A history of the United States from its beginnings to the early twenty-first century, as told from the point of view of ordinary people, including slaves and Native Americans, to reveal the violence, racism, and injustices which occurred during key events. Publisher Marketing: A Young People's History of the United States brings to US history the viewpoints of workers, slaves, immigrants, women, Native Americans, and others whose stories, and their impact, are rarely included in books for young people. A Young People's History of the United States is also a companion volume to The People Speak, the film adapted from A People's History of the United States and Voices of a People's History of the United States. Beginning with a look at Christopher Columbus's arrival through the eyes of the Arawak Indians, then leading the reader through the struggles for workers' rights, women's rights, and civil rights during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and ending with the current protests against continued American imperialism, Zinn in the volumes of A Young People's History of the United States presents a radical new way of understanding America's history. In so doing, he reminds readers that America's true greatness is shaped by our dissident voices, not our military generals. Review Citations:

Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2009 (EAN 9781583228692, Paperback)

PW Notes and Reprints 05/14/2007 pg. 57 (EAN 9781583227602, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 08/01/2007 pg. 142 (EAN 9781583227602, Hardcover)

PW Notes and Reprints 05/14/2007 pg. 57 (EAN 9781583227596, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 08/01/2007 pg. 142 (EAN 9781583227596, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Zinn, Howard Howard Zinn (1922-2010) was a historian, playwright, and social activist. His many books include A People's History of the United States, which has sold more than two million copies. Contributor Bio:  Stefoff, Rebecca Rebecca Stefoff is the author of many books for children and young adults, including a biography of the Shawnee chieftain Tecumseh and her adaptation of Ronald Takaki's award-winning history of Asian Americans, Strangers from a Different Shore.