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A People's History of the United States: American Beginnings to Reconstruction
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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A People's History of the United States: American Beginnings to Reconstruction
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Howard Zinn
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By (author) Kathy Emery
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Series | New Press People's History |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Dimensions(mm): Height 233,Width 154 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9781565847248
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Classifications | Dewey:973 |
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Edition |
Teacher's edition
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
The New Press
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Imprint |
The New Press
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Publication Date |
21 August 2003 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
The New Press's Abridged Teaching Edition of A People's History of the United States has made Howard Zinn's original text available specifically for classroom use. With exercises and teaching materials to accompany each chapter, Volume I spans American Beginnings to Reconstruction.
Author Biography
Howard Zinn (1922-2010) was a historian, a playwright, and an activist. He wrote the classic A People's History of the United States and is a co-author (with Noam Chomsky, Ira Katznelson, R.C. Lewontin, David Montgomery, Laura Nader, Richard Ohmann, Ray Siever, and Immanuel Wallerstein) of The Cold War and the University: Toward an Intellectual History of the Postwar Years (The New Press). He received the Lannan Literary Award for Nonfiction and the Eugene V. Debs Award for his writing and political activism.
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