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With a new introduction by Anthony Arnove, this updated edition of the classic national bestseller reviews the book´s thirty-five year history and demonstrates once again why it is a significant contribution to a complete and balanced understanding of American history.

Since its original landmark publication in 1980, A People´s History of the United States has been chronicling American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official version of history taught in schools-with its emphasis on great men in high places-to focus on the street, the home, and the, workplace.

Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People´s History of the United States is 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. As historian Howard Zinn shows, many of our country´s greatest battles-the fights for a fair wage, an eight-hour workday, child-labor laws, health and safety standards, universal suffrage, women´s rights, racial equality-were carried out at the grassroots level, against bloody resistance.

Covering Christopher Columbus´s arrival through President Clinton´s first term, A People´s History of the United States, which was nominated for the American Book Award in 1981, features insightful analysis of the most important events in our history.

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Howard Zinn (1922-2010) was a historian, playwright, and social activist. In addition to A People´s History of the United States, which has sold more than two million copies, he is the author of many books, including the autobiography You Can´t Be Neutral on a Moving Train, The People Speak, and Passionate Declarations.

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