{"product_id":"a-young-peoples-history-of-the-united-states-isbn-9781644212516","title":"A Young People's History of the United States","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Young People's History of the United States\u003c\/i\u003e tells the stories of workers, enslaved people, immigrants, women, Black people, Latino Americans, Asian Americans, American Indians, and others often left out of textbooks who have been among the driving forces of our nation’s history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeginning 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 presents a radical new way of understanding America’s history. In so doing, he reminds readers that America’s true greatness is shaped by the people rather than by our generals our politicians. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis revised and updated edition includes new chapters on Latino History by Ed Morales as well as shorter updates and revisions throughout.\u003ci\u003eA Note on this Edition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction by Ed Morale: A New Narrative\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART ONE\u003cbr\u003eo   Columbus and American Indians\u003cbr\u003eo   Black and White\u003cbr\u003eo   Who Were the Colonists?\u003cbr\u003eo   Tyranny is Tyranny\u003cbr\u003eo   Revolutions\u003cbr\u003eo   The Women of Early America\u003cbr\u003eo   As Long as Grass Grows or Water Runs\u003cbr\u003eo   War with Mexico\u003cbr\u003eo   Slavery and Emancipation\u003cbr\u003eo   The Other Civil War\u003cbr\u003eo   Robber Barons and Rebels\u003cbr\u003eo   The American Empire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART TWO\u003cbr\u003eo   Class Struggle\u003cbr\u003eo   World War I\u003cbr\u003eo   Hard Times\u003cbr\u003eo   World War II and the Cold War\u003cbr\u003eo   Black Revolt and Civil Rights\u003cbr\u003eo   Vietnam\u003cbr\u003eo   Surprises\u003cbr\u003eo   The Latino Emergence\u003cbr\u003eo   Under Control?\u003cbr\u003eo   Politics as Usual\u003cbr\u003eo   Resistance\u003cbr\u003eo   The End of the Twentieth Century\u003cbr\u003eo   The “War on Terrorism”\u003cbr\u003eo   War in Iraq, Conflict at Home\u003cbr\u003eo   Our Voices Need to be Heard\u003cbr\u003eo   Conclusion by Howard Zinn: “Rise Like Lions”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlossary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/i\u003e“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.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Young People's History of the United States\u003c\/i\u003e offers students a valuable tool to learn outside the textbook.\" \u003cb\u003e—Deborah Menkart, executive director, Teaching for Change\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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 painstakingly unearths the details that the powerful seek to airbrush away. He brings official secrets and forgotten histories out into the light, and in doing so, changes the official narrative that the powerful have constructed for us. He strips the grinning mask off the myth of the benign American Empire. To not read Howard Zinn is to do a disservice to yourself.” \u003cb\u003e—Arundhati Roy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Zinn] gives a real insight into history that is often left out of textbooks. Highly recommended.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSocialist Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe 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 \u003ci\u003eA People’s History of the United States\u003c\/i\u003e, its companion volume\u003ci\u003eVoices of a People’s History of the United States\u003c\/i\u003e, and countless other titles, Zinn affirms the power of the people to influence the course of events.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREBECCA 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.","brand":"Triangle Square","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302255775973,"sku":"NP9781644212516","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781644212516.jpg?v=1767720948","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-young-peoples-history-of-the-united-states-isbn-9781644212516","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}