The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn by Zirin, Dave
The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn by Zirin, Dave

The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn

A biography of iconic radical historian Howard Zinn, examining his life and work as a progressive icon...
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Author: Dave Zirin
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn by Zirin, Dave

The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn

$39.60
The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn by Zirin, Dave

The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn

$39.60
Author: Dave Zirin
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
A 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.

From The Nation magazine columnist and New York Times bestselling author Dave Zirin, The People's Historian is a deeply researched biography of Howard Zinn, the beloved author of the classic national bestseller with more than four million copies sold, A People's History of the United States.

The People's Historian 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, The People's Historian 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.

With input from family and access to Zinn's personal papers, The People's Historian paints a picture of the man behind A People's History, examining his work and legacy in the broader context of the United States.


Author: Dave Zirin
Publisher: Dutton
Published: 08/04/2026
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780593473658


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/01/2026
Library Journal 07/01/2026 pg. 66
Booklist 07/01/2026
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2026

About the Author
Dave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation magazine, their first sports editor in 160 years of existence. The author of eleven books on the politics of sports, including most recently The Kaepernick Effect and the NAACP Image Award nominated The John Carlos Story, Zirin has also worked as an advisor for filmmakers and documentarians such as Ang Lee and Ken Burns. Named one of UTNE Reader's "50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World," Zirin has been a frequent guest on ESPN, MSNBC, and CNN.
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