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A young people's history of the United States / Howard Zinn ; adapted by Rebecca Stefoff.

Stefoff, Rebecca, 1951- (Author).

Summary:

A Young People's History of the United States brings to US history the viewpoints of workers, slaves, immigrants, women, Native Americans, and others whose stories, and their impact, are rarely included in books for young people. A Young People's History of the United States is also a companion volume to The People Speak, the film adapted from A People's History of the United States and Voices of a People's History of the United States.

Record details

ISBN: 9781583228692
ISBN: 1583228691
ISBN: 9781583228692
Physical Description: pages cm
Edition: Rev. and updated ed.
Publisher: New York : Seven Stories ; 2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Columbus and the Indians -- Black and white -- Who were the colonists? -- Tyranny is tyranny -- Revolutions -- The women of early America -- As long as the grass grows or water runs -- War with Mexico -- Slavery and emancipation -- The other Civil War -- Robber barons and rebels -- The American empire -- Class struggle -- World War I -- Hard times -- World War II and the cold war -- Black revolt and civil rights -- Vietnam -- Surprises -- Under control? -- Politics as usual -- Resistance -- The end of the twentieth century -- The "war on terrorism" -- War in Iraq, conflict at home -- "Rise like lions."
Target Audience Note:	1010L Lexile