The people's historian : the outsized life of Howard Zinn / Dave Zirin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zirin, Dave

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zinn, Howard, 1922-2010.

Zinn, Howard.

Historians--United States--Biography.

Historians.

Authors, American--Biography.

Authors, American.

Progressivism (United States politics)--History.

Progressivism (United States politics).

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

illustration

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Dutton, [2026]

Summary:

A biography of iconic radical historian Howard Zinn, examining his life and work as a progressive icon and thought leader through the story of the times that shaped him as well as the United States of America. From The Nation magazine columnist and New York Times bestselling author Dave Zirin, The People's Historian is a deeply researched biography of Howard Zinn, the beloved author of the classic national bestseller with more than four million copies sold, A People's History of the United States. The People's Historian shows Zinn's presence on the great canvases of the 20th century: from the Depression to World War II to the Civil Rights Movement to the war in Vietnam all the way until his death in 2010. With intimately researched stories from Zinn's life and career, such as the way Atlanta's small Spelman College, where Zinn taught as a young professor, helped launch the Civil Rights Movement, Zinn's work traveling to Hanoi to engineer the release of POWs, and his continuing influence in the emerging Democratic Socialist movement, The People's Historian explores Zinn's past while also demonstrating how his 75 years of political engagement with the social struggles of his time informs our perilous present. With input from family and access to Zinn's personal papers, The People's Historian paints a picture of the man behind A People's History, examining his work and legacy in the broader context of the United States.

Contents:

Introduction

"A jungle of terrible odors"

The bombarier

Howard: code name Howie

What Spelman taught Howard Zinn

White man in the Black freedom struggle

America's war

Silber agonistes

The book that won't stop selling

Howie meets Hollywood

She made the plants grow

Epilogue: "hope is a discipline."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [255]-296) and index.

ISBN:

9780593473658

0593473655

OCLC:

1582425819

Publisher Number:

90104886264