ZINN, Howard. [Annie Dillard].
A People's History of the United States.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1980.
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First Edition of A People's History of the United States; Signed by Howard Zinn, From the Library of Annie Dillard
First edition of the historian's magnum opus. Thick octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Howard Zinn on the front free endpaper. From the library of Annie Dillard with her bookplate to the front pastedown. Dillard has published works of poetry, essays, prose, and literary criticism, as well as two novels and one memoir. Her 1974 work Pilgrim at Tinker Creek won the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and her books have been translated into at least ten languages. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Blanche Nonoo. Rare and desirable signed and with noted provenance.
The New York Times wrote that author "[P]rofessor Zinn writes with an enthusiasm rarely encountered in the leaden prose of academic history, and his text is studded with telling quotations from labor leaders, war resisters and fugitive slaves. There are vivid descriptions of events that are usually ignored, such as the great railroad strike of 1877 and the brutal suppression of the Philippine independence movement at the turn of this century. Professor Zinn's chapter on Vietnam - bringing to life once again the free-fire zones, secret bombings, massacres and cover-ups - should be required reading for a new generation of students now facing conscription." Howard Fast declared A People's History to be "[o]ne of the most important books I have ever read in a long life of reading...It's a wonderful, splendid book - a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future." Named by TIME Magazine as one of the 100 best and most influential non-fiction books since 1923.
A People's History of the United States.
$7,800.00
In Stock