The Twentieth Century: A People's History | Howard Zinn

The Twentieth Century: A People's History | Howard Zinn | The intolerable will not be tolerated

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	The Twentieth Century: A People's History Howard Zinn Harper Perennial, 2003 - 512 pages average customer review:based on 33 reviews view larger image
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A Refreshingly Honest Look

The Rhode Island reader was incensed that Zinn would admit his bias. Frankly, I find it refreshing that Zinn admits that his history focuses on the people as opposed to leaders. This history is an attempt to help readers form a more complete view of American history in their minds. This is why Zinn does not push it as definitive, he recognizes that it isn't. However, it does one amazing job of reminding Americans to get off their high horse. Also, Zinn is an amazing writer, especially for non-fiction. It enthralled me.

The intolerable will not be tolerated

What must be remembered while reading this book is that while Zinn may have an opinionated history, the facts are the facts. Regardless of what some narrow minded patriot may think, the facts cannot be denied. And, yes, Columbus was a very bad man. America was not discovered, it was stolen. I am still amazed at the apathy displayed in America when a correct history is published.

I think the question that has troubled me for the past years is,"Since when has supporting America become the right thing to do?" We all know that is was stolen, and that it has been kept up in just as dishonorable a fashion.

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Nothing special to be found

A socialist view of history would probably be an interesting compliment to normal historical bias, if done right. Zinn, though, covers minor movements and events and somehow takes these to be the sum of modernity. Hardly revealing or informative, this book didn't impress me well. It's like one of those histories that claims the Civil War was the War of Northern Aggression..one-sided to the extreme.

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