Written by Howard Zinn,People,History, United States
Read by Matt Damon
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 32 Kbps

In this 1980 non-fiction book, Howard Zinn seeks to present American history through the eyes of the common people rather than political and economic elites. A People's History has become a major success and was a runner-up in 1980 for the National Book Award. It has been adopted for reading in some high schools and colleges across the United States and has been frequently revised, with the most recent edition covering events through 2005. In 2003, Zinn was awarded the Prix des Amis du Monde Diplomatique for the French version of this book, Une histoire populaire des Etats-Unis. Over one million copies have been sold.

In a 1998 interview, Zinn said he had set "quiet revolution" as his goal for writing A People's History. "Not a revolution in the classical sense of a seizure of power, but rather from people beginning to take power from within the institutions. In the workplace, the workers would take power to control the conditions of their lives."

This abridged edition covers mostly the events occurred in the 20th century.


Running Time: 8:45:23

1 Harper Audio Presents
2 The Black Revolt
3 The United States Was Out In The World
4 In Birmingham, In 1963
5 In The Summer Of 1966
6 The Killing Of King
7 From 1964 To 1972
8 When Kennedy Took Office
9 After The War
10 Meanwhile, Just Across The Border
11 Early In The War
12 Students Protest Against The Rotc
13 A Dispatch From Phu Bai
14 In June Of 1964
15 Helen Keller Had Said
16 Times Indeed Were Changing
17 Perhaps The Most Profound Effect
18 The Prisons In The United States
19 The Official Report On The Attica Uprising
20 It Was Thought That The Indians
21 Indians Fought Back
22 Indians Began To Do Something
23 In The Akwesasne Community Itself
24 In The Early 1990S
25 Once He Was In Office
26 Reagan Policies
27 Fear Of Nuclear Accidents
28 The Labor Movement
29 After The Bombing Of Iraq Began
30 In 1992, Limits Of Military Victory
31 The Coming Revolt Of The Guards
32 But Most Histories Understate Revolt
33 The Critical Question In Our Time
34 The Clinton Presidency
35 Clinton's "Law And Order" Approach
36 The New Government Policy
37 The Bombing Of Baghdad
38 Clinton's Foreign Economic Policy
39 Clinton's Economic Program
40 The Response Of The Government
41 One Of The Greatest Union Victories
42 The 2000 Election And The War On Terrorism
43 Nine Months Into Bush's Presidency
44 There Were Minor Voices Criticizing The War
45 I Am Often Asked
46 End