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.
I love this book and others by Howard Zinn, his writing
style is so intense, gripping, and detailed that you can't put the book down.
Noah, I'm so glad you like Zinn's style... I do too. Can you blog about some passages you really like from the book, and tell why you like them? Thanks,
ReplyDeleteMissy
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DeleteI specifically like this one: "In the ten exiting years after it's birth, the IWW became an threat to the capitalist class in United States. The union never had more than five or ten thousand members at a time, but their ability to organize strikes and protests made a big impact on the country."
DeleteI like this passage particularly because it shows the "Wobblies" real power in the early 20th century.
Noah,
ReplyDeleteI just came across this post of yours, and it reminded me that unions are having to fight again today to keep their rights. Are you interested in that issue? It seems to me that we're just repeating history.
Thanks,
Missy