A People's History of the United States: American Beginnings to Reconstruction

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title A People's History of the United States: American Beginnings to Reconstruction
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Howard Zinn
By (author) Kathy Emery
SeriesNew Press People's History
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Dimensions(mm): Height 233,Width 154
ISBN/Barcode 9781565847248
ClassificationsDewey:973
Audience
General
Edition Teacher's edition

Publishing Details

Publisher The New Press
Imprint The New Press
Publication Date 21 August 2003
Publication Country United States

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.