Winner, Eugene V. Debs Award Winner, Lannan Foundation Literary Award for Nonfiction
Howard Zinn (1922–2010) was a historian, playwright, and activist and the author of the bestselling A People’s History of the United States, as well as Truth Has a Power of Its Own: Conversations About A People’s History (The New Press). He received the Lannan Literary Award for nonfiction and the Eugene V. Debs Award for his writing and political activism.
“[Truth Has a Power of Its Own] provides eloquent and hopeful insight into Zinn’s vision of America’s past as well as its future … a valuable supplement for readers familiar with Zinn's A People’s History of the United States, and an eloquently hopeful introduction for those who haven't yet encou
Kirkus Reviews
“Free-wheeling and illuminating... A readable and nondogmatic book that will appeal to young people especially as a way to rethink conventional history.”
