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

A People's History of the United States is a 1980 non-fiction book by American historian and political scientist Howard Zinn. In the book, Zinn seeks to present American history through the eyes of those rarely heard in mainstream histories. A People's History has become a major success and was a runner-up in 1980 for the National Book Award. It has been adopted for reading in some high schools and colleges across the United States and has been frequently revised, with the most recent edition covering events through 2003. In 2003, Zinn was awarded the Prix des Amis du Monde Diplomatique for the French version of this book, Une histoire populaire des Etats-Unis. Over one million copies have been sold.

The 376th greatest nonfiction book of all time


This book is on the following lists:

  1. - 96th on Harvard Book Store Staff's Favorite 100 Books (Harvard Book Store)
  2. - The 75 Best Books of the Past 75 Years (Parade Magazine)

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A Young People's History of the United States, Volume 1: Columbus to the Spanish-American War Hardcover 2032665 $14.01 $10.00 2007
A Young People's History of the United States: Class Struggle to the War On Terror (Volume 2) Hardcover 10789237 $11.81 $7.17 2007
A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present Hardcover 362662 $35.58 $31.01
A People's History of the United States: Teaching Edition Hardcover 3719972 $969.00 $46.94 1997
A People's History of the United States Hardcover 3687143 $39.95 $244.95 1980
A People's History of the United States Paperback 263535 $16.09 2015
Voices of A People's History of the United States Paperback 5369545 $8.95
Readings from Voices of a People's History of the United States Audio CD 5300436 $10.23 $8.64 2006
Voices of a People's History of the United States Hardcover 2220307 $222.00 $31.15 2004
A Young People's History of the United States Volume One: Columbus to the Spanish-American War Hardcover 8342647 $22.52 $22.53
A People's History of the United States (Modern Classics) Paperback 713701 $19.00 $2.31 2010
A People's History of the United States: 1492 to the Present Hardcover 127596 $35.95 $6.08 1999
A People's History of the United States Audio Cassette 2511192 $31.29 $10.41 1999
A People's History of the United States Kindle Edition 204 2015
A People's History of the United States Paperback 5588406 $15.04 $12.50 2016
A People's History of the United States Paperback 954375 $7.95 $0.01
Readings from Voices of a People's History of the United States Audio CD 1272151 $6.65 $5.99 2006
A People's History of the United States: A Lecture at Reed College Audio CD 769597 $20.00 $12.11 2001
A People's History of the United States: The Wall Charts Office Product 439558 $19.09 $25.00 1995
A People's History of the United States: Highlights from the Twentieth Century Audible Audiobook 19918 $14.95 2004
A Young People's History of the United States: Columbus to the War on Terror (For Young People Series) Hardcover 1756454 $40.86 $31.98 2009
A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present (Perennial Classics) Paperback 307959 $16.00 $1.98 2003
La Otra Historia de los Estados Unidos (Spanish Edition) Kindle Edition 683605 2011
La Otra historia de los Estados Unidos (Spanish Edition) Paperback 2865715 $4.03 2000
A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present Kindle Edition 5 $9.99 2010
A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present Hardcover 9105 $20.26 $17.90 2003
A Young People's History of the United States (Enhanced Omnibus Edition) Kindle Edition 106173 $9.18 2009
Voices of a People's History of the United States Paperback 1303666 $41.87 $1.59 2009
Voices of a People's History of the United States Kindle Edition 110914 $12.99 2011
Voices of a People's History of the United States Paperback 476134 $7.50 $0.40 2004
A People's History of the United States: Abridged Teaching Edition Kindle Edition 245577 $7.96 2011
A People's History of the United States: Abridged Teaching Edition (New Press People's History) Paperback 448244 $20.00 $2.09 2003
A People's History of the United States: The Civil War to the Present (New Press People's History) Paperback 925881 $12.00 $1.70 2003
A People's History of the United States Hardcover 51929 $25.46 2017
A People's History of the United States Paperback 1179237 $8.94 $2.48
La otra historia de los estados unidos / A People's History of the United States: Desde 1492 Hasta Hoy / 1492 to Present (Spanish Edition) Paperback 902303 $99.99 2011
La Otra Historia De Los Estados Unidos (Spanish Edition) Paperback 3631663 $42.56 $19.95 1997
A People's History of the United States Paperback 1766305 $73.25 $3.42 2003
Teaching with Voices of a People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove Paperback 3537543 $68.75 $10.00 2006
A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present Paperback 104992 $29.99 $17.08 2005
A People's History of the United States Paperback 13846 $9.92 $1.99 2005
A People's History of the United States: American Beginnings to Reconstruction (New Press People's History, 1) Paperback 1354942 $9.00 $3.05 2003
A Young People's History of the United States: Revised and Updated--Centennial Edition (For Young People Series) Paperback 1055379 $23.95 2022
A Young People's History of the United States: Columbus to the War on Terror   [YOUNG PEOPLES HIST OF US] [Hardcover] Hardcover 8283618 $79.75 $79.75 2009
People's History of Sports in the United States: 250 Years of Politics, Protest, People, and Play (New Press People's History) Paperback 171938 $7.95 $4.81 2009
A People's History of Sports in the United States: 250 Years of Politics, Protest, People, and Play (New Press People's History) Kindle Edition 251991 2008
A People's History of the United States CD Audio CD 449470 $25.97 $9.41 2003
A Young People's History of the United States (text only) Revised & enlarged edition by R. Stefoff,H.Zinn Paperback 3885165 $15.20 $13.90
A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present by Howard Zinn Paperback 816745 $14.70 $8.45 2009
A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present Paperback 251168 $18.99 $3.47 2001
The Twentieth Century (From the author's A People's History of the United States) Hardcover 1142920 $4.63 $7.95 2003
A Young People's History of the United States (For Young People Series) Paperback 28385 $7.95 $2.32 2009
A People's History of Sports in the United States: 250 Years of Politics, Protest, People, and Play (New Press People's History) Hardcover 344033 $14.50 $4.62 2008
A Young People's History of the United States: Class Struggle to the War On Terror (Volume 2) Hardcover 637480 $8.93 $2.59 2007
A Young People's History of the United States, Volume 1: Columbus to the Spanish-American War (For Young People) Hardcover 271497 $8.25 $1.91 2007
Voices of a People's History of the United States, 10th Anniversary Edition Kindle Edition 325666 $17.99 2014