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ihaveaquestion

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2. A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn

Reply to GreatGazoo (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 12:56 PM

Jan 13

I haven't read "Lies..." yet, but I'll put it on my list. Thanks for the recommendation.

I highly recommend Howard Zinn's book for a primer on US History and something that should be taught in every high school US History course.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_People's_History_of_the_United_States

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