{"product_id":"a-young-peoples-history-of-the-united-states-paperback","title":"A Young People's History of the United States - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHoward Zinn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRebecca Stefoff\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\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 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 7.95 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760478093600,"sku":"9781583228692","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/05dbdb46e986a5d1aff774b76cde6c81.webp?v=1780180974","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-young-peoples-history-of-the-united-states-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}