A Young People's History of the United States, Volume 1
Columbus to the Spanish-american War
Seven Stories Press · Print & ebook · May 1, 2007
A 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.
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- Who it’s for
- A people-centered account of U.S. history brings often-overlooked voices into familiar chapters.
- Themes
- US history, Overlooked historical perspectives, Struggles for rights
- Genres
- United States History for Teens, Colonial & Revolutionary America for Teens, 19th Century America for Teens
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A 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. Volume 1 begins with a look at Christopher Columbus’s arrival through the eyes of the Arawak Indians, then leads the reader through the earliest struggles for workers’ rights, women’s rights, and civil rights during the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Volume 2 picks the thread up in the early 20th century, covering both World Wars, Vietnam, the Black Rights movement, and ending with the current protests against continued American imperialism. Zinn 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. 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.
History From Below
A people-centered account of U.S. history brings often-overlooked voices into familiar chapters.
Come here for
- See early American history through workers’, Native Americans’, and others’ viewpoints
- Follow struggles for workers’ rights, women’s rights, and civil rights
Expect
- A pointed rethinking of who shapes the nation’s history
- Coverage from Columbus’s arrival through the Spanish-American War
Where it sits
| 19th Century America for Teens | 63% |
|---|---|
| United States History for Teens | 54% |
| Colonial & Revolutionary America for Teens | 44% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Military & Wars
- U.S. History
- Prejudice & Racism
- Authors
- Howard Zinn
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press
- Published
- May 1, 2007
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- US history · Overlooked historical perspectives · Struggles for rights
- Reading lane
- Military & Wars