Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People’ s History isthe only volume to tell America’ s story from the point of view of— and in the wordsof— America’ s women, African-Americans, Native Americans, working poor, andimmigrant laborers. Here we learn that many of our country’ s greatest battles— childlaborlaws, women’ s rights, racial equality— were carried out at the grass roots level, against bloody resistance.
Revised and updated with new chapters on Clinton’ s presidency, the 2000 Election, and the “ War on Terrorism, ” A People’ s History of the United States featuresinsightful analysis of the most important events in our history.
