THE CLASSICNATIONAL BESTSELLER"A wonderful, splendidbook--a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, whowants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for thefuture." -Howard FastHistorian Howard Zinn's APeople's History of the United States chronicles American history from thebottom up, throwing out the official narrative taught in schools--with itsemphasis on great men in high places--to focus on the street, the home, and theworkplace.Known for its lively, clearprose as well as its scholarly research, it is the only volume totell America's story from the point of view of--and in the words of--America'swomen, factory workers, African-Americans, Native Americans, the working poor, and immigrant laborers. As Zinn shows, many of our country's greatestbattles--the fights for a fair wage, an eight-hour workday, child-labor laws, health and safety standards, universal suffrage, women's rights, racialequality--were carried out at the grassroots level, against bloody resistance. CoveringChristopher Columbus's arrival through President Clinton's first term, APeople's History of the United States features insightful analysis of themost important events in our history. This edition also includes anintroduction by Anthony Arnove, who wrote, directed, and produced The PeopleSpeak with Zinn and who coauthored, with Zinn, Voices of a People's Historyof the United States.