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sailsgoboom 's review for:
A People's History of the United States
by Howard Zinn
This book is of course an essential resource for understanding American history, and it doesn't disappoint. I wasn't entirely unfamiliar with most of the events it discusses-- rebellions, uprisings, means of oppression-- so it wasn't quite an "omg can't believe my history teacher never told me this!!" type of experience. Rather, what is incredibly valuable about this book is the framing, and how it ties together all these events throughout the country's history into a coherent story about "the people"-- their triumphs and struggles-- rather than the state as an inevitable entity.
I would recommend that everyone read at least the introduction and conclusion for a great summary of why this book is important and the lens it looks at history through. (Although the call to action, etc, in the conclusion might be more persuasive to the skeptical after the thoroughly laid out examples preceding.)
I've been meaning to read this for so long, so I'm happy I finally have! I do wish that I had a print copy or that audiobooks come with an index. This is the type of book that I can see myself wanting to reference in conjunction with historical accounts from other sources, particularly biographies of statesmen-- what perspective do those sources leave out? etc. I can say I will likely be listening to portions of this again.
I would recommend that everyone read at least the introduction and conclusion for a great summary of why this book is important and the lens it looks at history through. (Although the call to action, etc, in the conclusion might be more persuasive to the skeptical after the thoroughly laid out examples preceding.)
I've been meaning to read this for so long, so I'm happy I finally have! I do wish that I had a print copy or that audiobooks come with an index. This is the type of book that I can see myself wanting to reference in conjunction with historical accounts from other sources, particularly biographies of statesmen-- what perspective do those sources leave out? etc. I can say I will likely be listening to portions of this again.