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A People’s History of American Empire

a graphic adaptation

by Howard Zinn, Mike Konopacki, Paul Buhle, Paul Buhle

Cover of A People’s History of American Empire
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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.

Comic books, stripsHistoryImperialismForeign relationsHistoriansTerritorial expansionSocial conditionsBiographySocial movementsGraphic novelsDiplomatic relationsUnited states, history, humor, caricatures, etc.