Peoples History United States by Zinn Howard, Signed (5 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. A copy signed by both Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove of this follow-up volume to Zinn's "People's History of the United States" that presents writings and transcripts from the people and thought leaders through the centuries whose perspectives and testimony shaped the famous revisionist history. Signed by Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove on the title page. 663 pages. Second Printing. Has some smudges on the page edges and a bit of edge wear, otherwise minimal sign of previous use. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. Inscribed "To Sally and David, Howard Zinn" in ink on the free front end paper. A Fine copy with square corners. Jacket VG+ with some rubbing, creasing, and edge wear- heaviest at head of spine. Fifth printing of the 2003 edition. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Flatsigned by Howard Zinn on the title page. Also included is a color photo of Zinn signing the book at his home. Volume in NF condition with just a slight ding to two individual pages (one at the top edge- 1/4" long x 1/16" wide; the other at the bottom edge- same dimensions), and a hint of soiling. Jacket in NF condition- protected with a mylar sleeve. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. Reprint. Signed by Howard Zinn on the title page. Bound in publisher's original yellow paper-covered boards over black spine cloth lettered in gilt. Near Fine with light wear at corners and spine ends. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light toning, light rubbing and crimping at the edges. The late radical historian's best-known work, which has reportedly sold over two million copies.

First Edition. "ZINN, Howard. A People's History of the United States. New York: Harper & Row, (1980). Octavo, original navy cloth, original dust jacket. $5200.First edition of Zinn's controversial work that challenged "a generation to rethink America's past," signed and dated by him across the expanse of the title page, in very scarce dust jacket.Zinn, who died in 2010, was "proudly, unabashedly radical," a lifelong activist and groundbreaking historian whose People's History peeled back "the rosy veneer of much of American history to reveal sordid realities that had remained hidden for too long." Writing of Andrew Jackson, he said: "If you look through high school textbooks and elementary school textbooks in American history, you will find Jackson the frontiersman, soldier, democrat, man of the peoplenot Jackson the slaveholder, land speculator, executioner of dissident soldiers, exterminator of Indians" (New York Times). "Zinn was a force in the civil rights movement and one of the originators of oral history and history 'from below' He constantly referred to the need for intellectuals to act as citizens, and he set an example of what citizenship means: taking founding principles seriously, raising his voice and grappling with political issues" (Washington Post). With People's History, Zinn challenged "a generation to rethink America's past" (Boston Globe). In a 2008 interview he said: "I guess if I want to be remembered for anything it's for introducing a different way of thinking about the world, about war, about human rights, about equality Also, getting more people to realize [that] power ultimately rests in people themselves and they can use it I want to be remembered as somebody who gave people a feeling of hope and power that they didn't have before" (Washington Post). To fellow historian Eric Foner, this still controversial work represents a major "step toward a coherent new version of American history" (New York Times). First edition, first printing. Text fresh with only faint soiling to lower fore-edge of about-fine book; light edge-wear, crease to rear panel of very good dust jacket. An especially scarce signed copy.". Signed.