{"product_id":"the-peoples-historian-the-outsized-life-of-howard-zinn","title":"The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDave Zirin\u003c\/b\u003e is the sports editor at \n\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 \n\u003ci\u003eThe Kaepernick Effect\u003c\/i\u003e and the NAACP Image Award nominated \n\u003ci\u003eThe John Carlos Story, \u003c\/i\u003e Zirin has also worked as an advisor for filmmakers and documentarians such as Ang Lee and Ken Burns. Named one of \n\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Dave Zirin, with the cooperation of Zinn's family, will for the first time reveal the fascinating life of the man behind one of the most impactful history books ever written, who endeavored to change the narrative of who holds the power, and how people can reclaim it.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Amazon Book Review (Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2026)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A wonderful portrait of a historian who reshaped America's understanding of its potential for change. \n\u003cb\u003e\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Zirin enriches the narrative with interviews and anecdotes from people close to Zinn while also providing the historical context that shaped his beliefs and actions....The People's Historian demonstrates that activism is ongoing.\" \n\u003cb\u003e --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Dave Zirin's biography of Howard Zinn, the great people's intellectual, is a triumph...a measured, finely tuned narrative of an undeniably sweet but complicated scholar who transformed how we Americans see ourselves\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize-winning coauthor of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Prometheus\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"David Zirin - our premier sports historian and cultural critic - has written a brilliant and heartfelt book on the great Howard Zinn - our premier peoples' historian and social critic! In these grim and dim times, we so badly need Zinn's genuine witness of deep humanity and prophetic voice of hope and compassion!\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Dr. Cornel West, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDemocracy Matters\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\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.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, author of \u003ci\u003e#From Black Lives Matter to Black Liberation\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Dave Zirin always comes on time because he never stops writing beautiful prose pointed at injustice. \n\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.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Kiese Laymon, author of \u003ci\u003eHeavy: An American Memoir\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eThe People's Historian\u003c\/i\u003e is a rousing, defiant portrait of an unapologetic progressive, his battles, and adversaries written in the quintessential Zinn spirit, Zirin standing up while others are checking out.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Howard Bryant, author of \u003ci\u003eKings and Pawns\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJackie Robinson\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePaul Robeson in America\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"There are rare moments when the right biographer tells the story of an epic figure. This is one of them. Dave Zirin's masterful recounting of the life of Howard Zinn is rich in political detail and ideological insight, yet delightfully warm and compelling in its storytelling. Zirin has given us an exceptional biography of the people's historian. \n\u003cb\u003e--John Nichols, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIt's OK to be Angry About Capitalism\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Howard Zinn spoke truth to power... In Dave Zirin, Zinn now has the right biographer: Zirin has given us a book that is clear-eyed and thoughtful and personal and full of levity. A clarion call we have never needed more than in the present moment.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Jonathan Coleman\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eauthor of\u003ci\u003e Long Way to Go: Black and White in America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom \n\u003ci\u003eThe Nation \u003c\/i\u003emagazine columnist and \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Dave Zirin, \n\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, \n\u003ci\u003eA People's History of the United States\u003c\/i\u003e. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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, \n\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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith input from family and access to Zinn's personal papers, \n\u003ci\u003eThe People's Historian\u003c\/i\u003e paints a picture of the man behind \n\u003ci\u003eA People's History, \u003c\/i\u003e examining his work and legacy in the broader context of the United States. \n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780593473658, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/01\/2026 pg. 66 (EAN 9780593473658, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Dutton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496207679766,"sku":"9780593473658","price":39.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780593473658.jpg?v=1783057566","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-peoples-historian-the-outsized-life-of-howard-zinn","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}