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

medium-paced

4.5

Gigantic read that tries to balance closeups of individual events with the larger narratives they draw. Does a decent job of trying to cover the same time periods from different peoples' perspectives (at least in the edition I read). Nearly every chapter could be it's own book, which means that you're definitely just getting a sweeping overview. Zinn has a few odd opinions, like his anti-nuclear energy stance (which made more sense in the wake of 3 Mile Island), and definitely has some biases to certain leftist individuals & organizations over others. There's a now-tragic optimism in later chapters about the 60s/70s and especially the (added in later editions) early 90s.