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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )A Young People's History of the United States, Vol. 1: Columbus to the Spanish-American Warby: Howard Zinn  List Price: $16.95 Amazon.com's Price: $11.53 You Save: $5.42 (32%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 973 EAN: 9781583227596 Edition: Seven Stories Press 1st Ed ISBN: 1583227598 Label: Seven Stories Press Manufacturer: Seven Stories Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: May 01, 2007 Publisher: Seven Stories Press Reading Level: Young Adult Studio: Seven Stories Press Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Praise for A People's History of the United States: "Professor Zinn writes with an enthusiasm rarely encountered in the leaden prose of academic history, and his text is studded with telling quotations from labor leaders, war resisters and fugitive slaves. There are vivid descriptions of events that are usually ignored."-Eric Foner, The New York Times Book Review Howard Zinn's first book for young adults is a retelling of US history from the viewpoints of slaves, workers, immigrants, women, and Native Americans with color images, a glossary, and primary sources. Volume one begins with a look at Christopher Columbus' arrival through the eyes of the Arawak Indians and leads the reader through the strikes and rebellions of the industrial age. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A biased and inaccurate history This book presents a biased and inaccurate history of the US. In Zinn's eyes America is the source of evil in the world. This is historical revisionism and political correctness at its worst. Instead of this, I would recommend "A Patriot's History of the United States" by Schweikart. Rating: - A biased and inaccurate historyThis book presents a biased and inaccurate history of the US. In Zinn's eyes America is the source of evil in the world. This is historical revisionism and political correctness at its worst. Instead of this, I would recommend "A Patriot's History of the United States" by Schweikart. Rating:  - History?While at times Howard Zinn puts forth interesting theories, facts occasionally get in the way. For example, he claims on page 209 that "The beginning of the Declaration of Independence says that 'We the people'..." 'We the people'? In the Declaration of Independence? I'm not sure if this is just an issue with Rebecca Stefoff's adaptation, or Zinn's facts, but it's clearly an issue. This isn't a history book, but more a political opinion book which happens to use history to support ... Read More Rating:  - A true history of the "people."For so many groups of people who never got a chance to see themselves in history textbooks, Zinn's A Young People's History is a gem. Far from being "leftist" or "radical," his book tells this nation that it is ok to confront the less-than-humane paths America has taken on its quest for world recognition. Rating:  - A people's history of the US since WW II.For an older adult who can remember the fifties, this is a history that informs me of historical currents that were not obvious at the time. For young people, this is a very readable supplement to the twentieth century US history that is taught in schools. I highly recommend this. Further similar reading might include Loewen's Lies My Teachers Taught Me. 
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