{"product_id":"book-ady5","title":"A People's History of the United States","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\"A wonderful, splendid book-a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future.\"\" -Howard Fast\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorian Howard Zinn's \u003cem\u003eA People's History of the United States\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official narrative taught in schools-with its emphasis on great men in high places-to focus on the street, the home, and the workplace.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnown for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003eit\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis 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, the working poor, and immigrant laborers. As Zinn shows, many of our country's greatest battles-the fights for a fair wage, an eight-hour workday, child-labor laws, health and safety standards, universal suffrage, women's rights, racial equality-were carried out at the grassroots level, against bloody resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering Christopher Columbus's arrival through President Clinton's first term, \u003cem\u003eA People's History of the United States \u003c\/em\u003efeatures insightful analysis of the most important events in our history. This edition also includes an introduction by Anthony Arnove, who wrote, directed, and produced \u003cem\u003eThe People Speak\u003c\/em\u003e with Zinn and who coauthored, with Zinn, \u003cem\u003eVoices of a People's History of the United States\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harlequin Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49345761149232,"sku":"BDady5","price":52.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/ady5-Square-cover.jpg?v=1778188520","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ady5","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}