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A Peoples History of the United States: 1492-PresentBy: Howard Zinn
Zinn’s Background
Historian, Playwright, Social activist
Working class immigrant lifestyle
Flew bomber missions in WW2
Professor
Died in 2010
Book sources
Mostly from 60’s and 70’s
Last copyright 2003
Uses scholarly periodicals and research
Themes of the book
Columbus, Indians, Slavery, Racism, Rebellions, Strikes, Immigrants, Working class, Women, Government
His view: rich equals power
Point of view from working-class lower totem pole people
Not Covered
Homosexuals
The perspective of the political and economic elites of the country
Religion
Relating to Iggers
Writing influenced by time period & environment
Zinn is writing from what he knows, his environment
Focuses towards social history
What Would Zinn Think Today?
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