A People's History of the United States

A sweeping tome introducing readers to the often neglected radical history of the United States. This is one the most famous progressive books in America, an has introduced hundreds of thousands of readers to people's movements from colonial times and on. Howard Zinn tries to present a two parts of the American past. On the one hand, the history of conquest by political, military and business leaders. On the other hand, the history of resistance to conquest and oppression by indigenous people, slaves, workers, farmers, civil rights movements, war resisters, etc. Reading Zinn fills you with righteous anger and righteous inspiration.