Howard Zinn Howard Zinn - professor emeritus at Boston University - is one of this country's most renowned and influential historians. He has helped spark a movement to reexamine what we call history. His classic book A People's History of the US reverses traditional perspectives and presents history from the point of view of those who have been largely omitted from traditional texts. Zinn brilliantly reshuffles heroes and villains. The New York Times said the book should be required reading. Engaging and witty - Howard Zinn is a joy to listen to. (two audio cassettes - 120 minutes - 1995) Howard Zinn - professor emeritus of history at Boston University - is perhaps this country's premier radical historian. His masterpiece - A People's History of the United States - continues to sell in huge numbers. Among the many honors he has received are the Eugene Debs Award and the Upton Sinclair Award. His play Marx in Soho is being widely performed. He is also the author of Failure to Quit and The Future of History.
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