A People's History of the United States

[Cadence]

by Howard Zinn. Who's read it?

[Darranar]

1. I have. Excellent book. n/t

[catbert836]

2. Me

Great read. I'm never celebrating Columbus Day again after reading that.

[Cadence]

4. I agree. It does make you think of that day

in a whole new light.

[graywarrior]

3. Me

and it's time to read it again lest I forget.

[underpants]

5. Ihave-I don't agree with a lot of Zinn's socialist assertions but...

it is a very good book especially the first parts about Columbus and the early US. It really grinds through the labor struggles (yes important but not really exciting reading).

[JanMichael]

6. One of my favorites. Read it (again) last year.

What's even cooler is that I had a teacher list it as a reading for a Junior High Class many moons ago.

[Voltaire]

7. Read it. Own it. Love it.

Get the new paperback version, its been updated through the 2000 elections and slightly beyond.

[Cadence]

9. I was wondering what, if anything, he was

going to write about this period.

[kdmorris]

8. I've read it

It made everything suddenly make sense.

And made me feel like, "Dang, nothing's really changed" (Which isn't true, btw. Things have changed. It was just slow, methodical and someone had to really scream about things to get them to change) But there is still a ruling class in this country. They just treat us slightly better now that they aren't allowed to use us as slaves anymore.

[Cadence]

10. I get that same ...nothing's changed, history is

continually repeating itself feeling too, but like you said there are changes and they are usually made by the passionate few...not the majority.

[ulysses]

11. I have.

Excellent book.

[koneko]

12. I'm reading it now

I just got it for Christmas. It's hard to put down.

[TheMightyFavog]

20. Same Here.

Once a History Major, Always a History Major.

[trof]

13. Heard his "Don't Know Much About History" on tape.

Excallent, but I'll never feel the same about this country.

[Bok_Tukalo]

14. I think I've heard of that book

[crispini]

25. Is that you?

Wow, cute! :hi:

I just got this book for Christmas. Looking forward to reading it!

[Bok_Tukalo]

26. Yes. That's me.

It is a very good book. I also read the anti-version called 'A History of the American People' by Paul Johnson (also very good since it is so rare to see Nixon lauded).

[meganmonkey]

15. I'm about halfway.

Every couple months I pick it back up and read a bit - so I'll have a full opinion in another 6 months or so. But so far I think it's great.

[MikeDuffy]

16. Readings from PHOTUS on CSpan2 7:00 ET

Voices of a People's History of the United States: Readings
at Independent and Small Press Book Fair by
Anthony Arnove

[MountainLaurel]

17. Want to buy that one

Now that I've finished grad school, I'm hopeing to be able to read books I want to read once again.

[Radical Activist]

18. Any self respecting left wing activist has read it

Zinn is my favorite author.

[Lizzie Borden]

19. Read it.

Have it. It's excellent.

[OhioBlue]

21. I read it - really liked it

i need to read it again tho. It did put things into a different perspective. It made me kind of sad tho - ignorance really is bliss.

[smbolisnch]

22. Funny you posted that.

I have read it and I just made a mental note this morning to run to the library this week and pick it up to reread. Excellent book.

[cruadin]

23. I've read it/ own it. It gives an interesting perspective...

on US history.

I agree with an earlier post, that the first parts of the book (pre-Colonial & Colonial) are more interesting and more readable than some of the later portions.

[CanuckAmok]

24. I've read the truncated version ("The 20th Century").

Great read... an eye-opener