A People's History of the United States by Zinn, Howard - 1980

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NY: Harper & Row. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060148039 . Cloth has light wear; spine slightly indented from reading. Embossed monogram label on first 2 front endpapers and rear endpaper. Though not an ex-library copy, there are tape marks at the edges of both front and rear panels; DJ spine darkened/sunned; DJ spine chipped at edges; other small abrasions and edgewear. ; 614 pages .

new york: harper and row, 1980. first edition, 1980. american historian and political scientist howard zinn presents an alternative side of history to what he calls the "fundamental nationalist glorification of country." the publication of "a people's history" was considered a landmark turning point in which a new emphasis was placed on the historical narratives and experiences of women, factory workers, native americans, african americans, and the poor. library journal called the book "a brilliant and moving history of the American people from the point of view of those. . . whose plight has been largely omitted from most histories." during the year it was released, zinn's work was a runner-up for the national book award. new york: harper & row. isbn: 0-06-014803-9. 614 pages. 6.75x9.9". hardcover. bound in cloth covered boards. book condition: ownership markings to front free-end paper, owners stamp to title page, negligible staining to front board. very good+. jacket condition: losses to… Read More

New York: Harper & Row, 1980. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original black cloth with spine stamped in gilt. Near Fine with light soiling to the textblock edge and a small rubber stamp to the bottom edge. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with subtle spine fading, light edge wear and a small nick to the front spine joint but on the whole a much nicer copy that normally encountered. Zinn's magnum opus in which he offers a different side of history from the more traditional "fundamental nationalist glorification of country.