Cover of A People’s History of American Empire

Book Graphic novel 2008

A People’s History of American Empire

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Publisher
Metropolitan Books
Language
English
Published
2008
  • Educational
  • Nonfiction
  • United States - General
  • History
  • Graphic Novels
  • History - U.S.
  • Biography
  • Comic books, strips, etc

In a comic form, this book tells the stories of America's actions in the world. It includes the events of 9/11 and then explores the cycles of US expansionism from Wounded Knee to Iraq. It also follows the story of Zinn, the son of poor Jewish immigrants, from his childhood in the Brooklyn slums to his role as America's historian.