A People’s History of the United States concentrates on the personal experiences and struggles of people who lived in the United States from 1492-present. It is a view of history from the common man’s perspective, rather than the view of the leaders and upper class of this country. The book revolves around the views of history from the oppressed point of view. Howard Zinn makes it clear from the beginning that he will …showed first 75 words of 1193 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1193 total…to be just fine. Things in our society will never be perfect, but we keep striving to make things better and our citizens are granted the freedoms of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That’s what makes this the greatest country in the world today. For those people who want to rewrite history, let history speak for itself, good or bad and don't inflate or deflate it according to your own personal agenda.