A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present

Synopsis Overview: Known For Its Lively, Clear Prose As Well As Its Scholarly Research. A People's History Of The United States Is The Only Volume To Tell America's Story From The Point Of View Of -- And In The Words Of -- America's Women. Factory Workers. African Americans. Native Americans, Working Poor, And Immigrant Laborers. Revised And Updated With Two New Chapters Covering Clinton's Presidency, The 2000 Election, And The War On Terrorism. A People's History Of The United States Features Insightful Analysis Of The Most Important Events In Our History. Open-minded Readers Will Prophet From Professor Zinn's Account, And Historians May View It As A Step Toward A Coherent New Version Of American History. Columbus, The Indians, And Human Progress -- Drawing The Color Line -- Persons Of Mean And Vile Condition -- Tyranny Is Tyranny -- Kind Of Revolution -- Intimately Oppressed -- As Long As Grass Grows Or Water Runs -- We Take Nothing By Conquest, Thank God -- Slavery Without Submission, Emancipation Without Freedom -- Other Civil War -- Robber Barons And Rebels -- Empire And The People -- Socialist Challenge -- War Is The Health Of The State -- Self-help In Hard Times -- People's War? -- Or Does It Explode? -- Impossible Victory: Vietnam -- Surprises -- Seventies: Under Control? -- Carter-reagan-bush: The Bipartisan Consensus -- Unreported Resistance -- Coming Revolt Of The Guards -- Clinton Presidency -- 2000 Election And The War On Terrorism -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- Index. Howard Zinn. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [689]-708) And Index.