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Originally Posted by kennyc
http://www.boston.com/news/education..._books_impact/
"It’s one of the best-selling history books, a controversial tome that ignited the political consciousness of generations of young people. Taught in high schools across the nation and in some college survey courses, Howard Zinn’s “A People’s History of the United States’’ offers an activist’s perspective on history, from the founding of America to the war on terrorism."
Anyone Read it? I see it's available at Amazon for $9.99...
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That book changed my life. The chapter on Columbus and the Natives of Caribbean is classic and the account of the Mexican War "woke me from my dogmatic slumber." His narrative of labor's struggle for justice is inspiring to me.
Luqman