Historians may well view it as a step to a coherent new version of American
history. --Eric Foner, New York Times Book Review
With an introduction by Anthony Arnove, this updated edition of the classic
national bestseller reviews the book's thirty-five-year history and demonstrates
once again why it is a significant contribution to a complete and balanced
understanding of American history.
Since its original landmark publication in 1980, A People's History of the
United States has been chronicling American history from the bottom up, throwing
out the official version of history taught in schools--with its emphasis on
great men in high places--to focus on the street, the home,