History

A detailed Summary of 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

the truth and to face it he has to be willing to look for it. In my opinion he has attempted

political and military leadership of the United States was inept and we waged this war in

cannot be had by any means other than the truth. If Zinn wants justice he needs to face

were, in fact, much higher in terms of the burden they placed on the Soviet economy,

merely the results of a clever ploy by the rich landowners. To "buy" enough support from

were framed. He conveniently fails to mention the substantial literature of the last fifteen

a half-hearted manner. We did not buildup military forces in Vietnam or the bordering

important not only in the United States, but also throughout the world.

human beings, and the human beings won."

American soldiers during the war(the infamous POW camps). In my opinion Zinn is too

extremely Marxist. He seems to pick and choose historical data that fits his agenda in an

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