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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI just got a new book...
"Peoples' History Of The United States."
The fact that right-wing critics are calling the author names, shows me it is going to be a good book.
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underpants
(187,391 posts)1. It's a fantastic book.
Ive donated a copy to every school my daughter attended
Scrivener7
(53,216 posts)2. It's excellent.
kimbutgar
(23,624 posts)3. I'd had that book forever in my library and sometimes when I watch a historical movie I'll look at it for reference!
Sequoia
(12,553 posts)4. It's fun to read and of course informative!
Biophilic
(4,995 posts)5. Enjoy, we'll most of the time.
There were several places that I sort of saw red when I read the more accurate (shall we say) words of the author. I was truly a Pollyanna about American history. Like I said, enjoy!
Lulu KC
(5,022 posts)6. We always give it to high school students when they graduate
It's always a hit!
rampartd
(898 posts)7. howard zinn is a great historian and peoples history shoukd be required reading
but since we are now required to learn the "founding myth" about cutting down the cherry tree and converting the heathens and how great slavery was for the slaves ..................