A People’s History of the United States
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All Themes The American People The Establishment Radicalism Vs. Reform Militarism and Conquest Bias and Historiography
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A People’s History of the United States

by Howard Zinn
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Introduction Intro
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Summary & Analysis
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
  • Chapter 10
  • Chapter 11
  • Chapter 12
  • Chapter 13
  • Chapter 14
  • Chapter 15
  • Chapter 16
  • Chapter 17
  • Chapter 18
  • Chapter 19
  • Chapter 20
  • Chapter 21
  • Chapter 22
  • Chapter 23
  • Chapter 24
  • Chapter 25
Themes
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  • The American People Theme Icon
    The American People
  • The Establishment Theme Icon
    The Establishment
  • Radicalism Vs. Reform Theme Icon
    Radicalism Vs. Reform
  • Militarism and Conquest Theme Icon
    Militarism and Conquest
  • Bias and Historiography Theme Icon
    Bias and Historiography
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Terms
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  • Imperialism
  • Capitalism
  • Anarchism
  • Socialism
  • Communism
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • The Trilateral Commission Symbol Icon
    The Trilateral Commission
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A People’s History of the United States contains few symbols, since it’s a work of nonfiction. One interesting exception to the rule comes in Chapter Twenty, when Zinn discusses the Trilateral Commission, a 1973 meeting…

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