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The Unraveling of the Bush Presidency

Here, in the magisterial yet plain-spoken style of A People's History of the United States, is historian Howard Zinn's long-awaited telling of these last six years of United States history, a time when catastrophic machinations of war have dictated our foreign and domestic policy, and when voices of resistance have appeared in the unlikeliest places.

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Perhaps more than any other American, Howard Zinn has helped us understand ourselves by deepening our understanding of our own history.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 48 pages

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