{"product_id":"the-indispensable-zinn-9781595586223","title":"The Indispensable Zinn","description":"\u003cb\u003eA “well-chosen anthology of the radical historian’s prodigious output,” from\u003ci\u003e A People’s History of the United States\u003c\/i\u003e and lesser known sources (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e When Howard Zinn died in early 2010, millions of Americans mourned the loss of one of the nation’s foremost intellectual and political guides; a historian, activist, and truth-teller who, in the words of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e’s Bob Herbert, “peel[ed] back the rosy veneer of much of American history to reveal sordid realities that had remained hidden for too long.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e A collection designed to highlight Zinn’s essential writings, \u003ci\u003eThe Indispensable Zinn\u003c\/i\u003e includes excerpts from Zinn’s bestselling \u003ci\u003eA People’s History of the United States\u003c\/i\u003e; his memoir, \u003ci\u003eYou Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train\u003c\/i\u003e; his inspiring writings on the civil rights movement, and the full text of his celebrated play, \u003ci\u003eMarx in Soho\u003c\/i\u003e. Noted historian and activist Timothy Patrick McCarthy provides essential historical and biographical context for each selection.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e With a foreword by Noam Chomsky and an afterword from Zinn’s former Spellman College student and longtime friend, Alice Walker, \u003ci\u003eThe Indispensable Zinn \u003c\/i\u003eis both a fitting tribute to the legacy of a man whose “work changed the way millions of people saw the past,” and a powerful and accessible introduction for anyone coming to Zinn’s essential body of work for the first time (Noam Chomsky).","brand":"Timothy Patrick McCarthy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48283674607867,"sku":"9781595586223","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_f8d9f1b1-865b-4cd1-a70a-98a08a4d827d.jpg?v=1771371449","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-indispensable-zinn-9781595586223","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}