Please read the first chapter of Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States. You can stop when you get to the line, "That, being as blunt as I can, is my approach to the history of the United States. The reader may as well know that before going on." You DO NOT NEED TO PRINT IT OUT OR READ THE WHOLE CHAPTER; however you should take notes for extra credit.
Some of this material will be familiar to you based on your summer assignment. Read it not so much for the content, but for the style and point of view. What kind of evidence does Zinn use? What kind of bias does he present? What version of history does he claim to talk about? Be prepared to discuss these questions in our next class.
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