{"product_id":"9780060813369","title":"A People's History of the United States: Highlights from the Twentieth Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor much of his life, historian Howard Zinn has been chronicling American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official version taught in schools - with its emphasis on great men in high places - to focus on the street, the home, and the workplace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnown for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, Zinn's \u003ci\u003eA People's History of the United States\u003c\/i\u003e is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of - and in the words of - its women, factory workers, African-Americans, Native Americans, working poor, and immigrant laborers. Here we learn that many of our country's greatest battles - labor laws, women's rights, racial equality - were carried out at the grassroots level, against steel-willed resistance. This edition of \u003ci\u003eA People's History of the United States\u003c\/i\u003e features insightful analysis of some of the most important events in this country in the past one hundred years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a preface and afterword read by the author himself, this audio continues Howard Zinn's important contribution to a complete and balanced understanding of American history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47093829927152,"sku":"9780060813369","price":15.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780060813369_p0.jpg?v=1763620074","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780060813369","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}