Essays on A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present

Columbus, the Indians and Human Progress The Pearson Out ofMany textbook and Howard Zinn’s A People‘s History ofthe United States both recall the early stages of the European exploration of North America. Both sources recall the experiences of Columbus differently, According to Out ofMany, Columbus was back in Spain proclaiming his success of his voyage in the royal court at Barcelona. In Howard Zinn’s book, Columbus was professing in the royal court at Madrid. When Columbus was in the royal…...

Throughout A People’s History of the United States, author Howard Zinn highlights the corrupt motives of the political elite and seeks to bring attention to the parts of history seldom covered. This is especially clear in the chapters 19: “Surprises”, 20: “The Seventies: Under Control”, and 22: “The Unreported Resistance”, However, it is in chapter 24: “The Clinton Presidency” that this motive of uncovering the corrupt side of politicians becomes most apparent, Zinn covers most historical events with the appearance…...