Critiques of Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States

by Zehinoc

I read A People's History of the United States in high school and recently looked it up again. I found quite a few articles which accused the book of being biased, but they didn't seem very rigorous. I was wondering what actual historians think of it, what critiques there are of it, and what the book might be leaving out.

Thanks!

DanKensington

More can always be said on the matter, so if anyone wishes to provide their own critique of Zinn's book, please feel free to do so (bearing in mind subreddit rules, of course). For the meantime, the book has its own FAQ-linked thread, though that's old as blight. This thread has links to previous AH discussions on Zinn, while this second thread features u/Bodark43 and u/Kochevnik81 providing their own recommendations.