A young people's history of the United States / Howard Zinn ; adapted by Rebecca Stefoff ; with contributions by Ed Morales.

By: Stefoff, Rebecca, 1951- [author.]Contributor(s): Zinn, Howard, 1922-2010. People's history of the United States | Morales, Ed, 1956- [contributor.]Material type: TextTextSeries: For young people series (4yp)Edition: Revised and updatedDescription: 1 online resource : illustrationsISBN: 9781644212523; 1644212528Subject(s): United States -- History -- Juvenile literatureGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Young people's history of the United States.DDC classification: 973 LOC classification: E178.3 | .S735 2022ebOnline resources: Click here to access this electronic item | Excerpt Summary: "Beginning with a look at Christopher Columbus's arrival through the eyes of the Arawak Indians, then leading the reader through the struggles for workers' rights, women's rights, and civil rights during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and ending with the current protests against continued American imperialism, Zinn presents a radical new way of understanding America's history. In so doing, he reminds readers that America's true greatness is shaped by our dissident voices, not our military generals. A Young People's History of the United States is also a companion volume to The People Speak, the film adapted from A People's History of the United States and Voices of a People's History of the United States"--
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Includes index.

"Beginning with a look at Christopher Columbus's arrival through the eyes of the Arawak Indians, then leading the reader through the struggles for workers' rights, women's rights, and civil rights during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and ending with the current protests against continued American imperialism, Zinn presents a radical new way of understanding America's history. In so doing, he reminds readers that America's true greatness is shaped by our dissident voices, not our military generals. A Young People's History of the United States is also a companion volume to The People Speak, the film adapted from A People's History of the United States and Voices of a People's History of the United States"--

Lexile: 1030

Ages 10 and up Seven Stories Press / Triangle Square Press for Young Readers.

Grades 7-9 Seven Stories Press / Triangle Square Press for Young Readers.

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