{"product_id":"the-indispensable-zinn-timothy-patrick-mccarthy-9781595586223","title":"The Indispensable Zinn: The Essential Writings of the People's Historian","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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Timothy Patrick McCarthy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1595586229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781595586223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2012 pg. 13","brand":"Timothy Patrick McCarthy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938530918655,"sku":"9781595586223","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_90938ef9-412c-41ad-ae4a-6bf2407f8bed.jpg?v=1681436234","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-indispensable-zinn-timothy-patrick-mccarthy-9781595586223","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}