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 and thought leader through the story of the times that shaped him as well as the United States of America.

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With input from family and access to Zinn''s personal papers,

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.

Summary

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.

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.

Product details

• Authors: Dave Zirin, Zirin Dave
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 04.08.2026
• EAN: 9780593473658
• ISBN: 978-0-593-47365-8
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; USA, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, Biography: literary, Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Activists, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, Political activism, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Social welfare & social services, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Biography: writers, Political activism / Political engagement, Social welfare, social policy and social services