History
A People’s History of the United States concentrates on the personal experiences and struggles of people who lived in the United States from 1492-present. It is a view of history from the common man’s perspective, rather than the view of the leaders and The book revolves around the views of history from the oppressed point of view. Howard Zinn makes it clear from the beginning that he will value the views and experiences of the oppressed over the view of the oppressor. He describes the conquest from the point of view of the Native American population. He describes slavery in the south from the point of view of the slave. He describes industrialization from the point of view of the workers on the shop floor. He describes World War II from the point of view of the soldiers on the front lines. He describes the Vietnam War from the point of view of the Vietnamese. You have to realize that these are his views of history as he sees them, and is only one side of the story. There is no such thing as unbiased, balanced, truthful history. History is in the eye of the teller. In this case, Howard Zinn’s view of the history of this great count
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Approximate Word count = 1179
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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