A People's History of the United States

Why it’s on the list: Zinn’s standing counter-textbook: American history told from the losing side of each transaction — the conquered, the enslaved, the drafted and the organised.

Where I saw it: Recommended in a BookTok video by Carrie (@carriereadsbooks) that Kyle saved to his Apple Note “Books To Read” — his own note on the list: books to prepare for a Trump presidency. Video: https://www.tiktok.com/@carriereadsbooks/video/7434519243615472927

Also seen: Tagged as the single book in a BookTok video by Socratic Way (@socraticway), who urged buying it from an independent bookseller or borrowing it from a library — “either way, it’s worth reading.” Saved to Kyle’s Apple Note “Books To Read”. Video: https://www.tiktok.com/@socraticway/video/7471079753764654367

Connections

• Historical Futurism — reading the past against its official version.