A People's History of the United States, Abridged Teaching Edition, Updated Edition (Paperback)

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The New Press's Abridged Teaching Edition of A People's History of the United States has made Howard Zinn's original text available specifically for classroom use. With exercises and teaching materials to accompany each chapter, this edition spans American Beginnings, Reconstruction, the Civil War and through to the present, with new chapters on the Clinton Presidency, the 2000 elections, and the "war on terrorism."

About the Author

Howard Zinn is professor emeritus at Boston University. He is the author of numerous books including A People’s History of the United States, the award-winning Declarations of Independence, and Failure to Quit, as well as the recent memoir You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train and the play Marx in Soho.

Product Details

• Paperback: 640 pages
• Publisher: New Press; Updated & abridged edition (August 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565848268
• ISBN-13: 978-1565848269
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #49,489 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great ideas for the classroom!, January 17, 2007

By	gmt903 - See all my reviews

Zinn is focused on getting the historical information correct, and explaining why we learned it another way. He presents the side of history that is untold, but honest. TRUTH is the core of this book. It's getting it right and learning from our past so we don't make the same mistakes. Zinn does a great job at this. The section on different teaching techniques is also wonderful for those teachers who get tired of doing the same thing in their lessons. Teacher's must remember that there is more than just one learning style, and it's important not to sxclude those students who learn in different ways. I would recommend this book to any history teacher or anyone just interested in American history!

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, September 21, 2008

By	T. Myers (California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is a pretty typical history book. Its pretty easy to read and kinda goes into things that other books would leave out. I bought it for a class and havent read that much but it seems to be better than the other book we have to read.

12 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Teachers Beware!, August 5, 2007

By	L. Anderson - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you are an instructor and intend to use the teaching edition as an aid, be prepared to do lots of legwork yourself. At the end of each chapter there are exercises in the form of questions, concrete to abstract, that you can use. However, no suggested answers are provided. In my mind, when I purchase a teaching addition, there is an implication that the heavy lifting will be done by the authors. That's what they get paid for. The teaching edition is a disappointment and a ripoff considering the fact that I had already purchased an edition of the Zinn book.