{"product_id":"the-peoples-historian-the-outsized-life-of-howard-zinn","title":"The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Dave Zirin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDutton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8\/4\/2026, hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU: 9780593473658\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA biography of iconic radical historian Howard Zinn, examining his life and work as a progressive icon and thought leader through the story of the times that shaped him as well as the United States of America.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eThe Nation \u003c\/i\u003emagazine columnist and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Dave Zirin, \u003ci\u003eThe People's Historian \u003c\/i\u003eis a deeply researched biography of Howard Zinn, the beloved author of the classic national bestseller with more than four million copies sold, \u003ci\u003eA People's History of the United States\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe People's Historian\u003c\/i\u003e shows Zinn's presence on the great canvases of the 20th century: from the Depression to World War II to the Civil Rights Movement to the war in Vietnam all the way until his death in 2010. With intimately researched stories from Zinn's life and career, such as the way Atlanta's small Spelman College, where Zinn taught as a young professor, helped launch the Civil Rights Movement, Zinn's work traveling to Hanoi to engineer the release of POWs, and his continuing influence in the emerging Democratic Socialist movement, \u003ci\u003eThe People's Historian\u003c\/i\u003e explores Zinn's past while also demonstrating how his 75 years of political engagement with the social struggles of his time informs our perilous present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith input from family and access to Zinn's personal papers, \u003ci\u003eThe People's Historian\u003c\/i\u003e paints a picture of the man behind \u003ci\u003eA People's History, \u003c\/i\u003e examining his work and legacy in the broader context of the United States. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Passionate, inspiring and textured, \u003ci\u003eThe People's Historian \u003c\/i\u003econtains riches on every page.\" -- BookPage\u003cem\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In this compelling portrait of the indomitable Howard Zinn, Dave Zirin offers a definitive account of the nation's most influential radical historian... Arriving at an urgent moment, this book reminds us that Howard Zinn still has much to teach about resisting the latest threats to American democracy.\" --Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/from-blacklivesmatter-to-black-liberation-expanded-second-edition\" title=\"From #blacklivesmatter to Black Liberation\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e#From Black Lives Matter to Black Liberation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Dave Zirin always comes on time because he never stops writing beautiful prose pointed at injustice. \u003ci\u003eThe People's Historian\u003c\/i\u003e shook free an understanding of Zinn I'd never felt, and made me know that we are so, so prepared to live and fight in 2026.\" -- Kiese Laymon, author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/heavy?variant=31497167110195\" title=\"Heavy\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeavy: An American Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDave Zirin\u003c\/b\u003e is the sports editor at \u003ci\u003eThe Nation m\u003c\/i\u003eagazine, their first sports editor in 160 years of existence. The author of eleven books on the politics of sports, including most recently \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/kaepernick-elffect\" title=\"The Kaepernick Effect\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Kaepernick Effect\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and the NAACP Image Award nominated \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/copy-of-the-john-carlos-story-the-sports-moment-that-changed-the-world\" title=\"The John Carlos Story\"\u003eThe John Carlos Story\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e Zirin has also worked as an advisor for filmmakers and documentarians such as Ang Lee and Ken Burns. Named one of \u003ci\u003eUTNE Reader\u003c\/i\u003e's \"50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World,\" Zirin has been a frequent guest on ESPN, MSNBC, and CNN.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54463697813787,"sku":"People's Historian","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0466\/5121\/files\/81xcWKpliQL._SL1500.jpg?v=1793304086","url":"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/the-peoples-historian-the-outsized-life-of-howard-zinn","provider":"Burning Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}