A People's History of the United States, 1492 PresentClassic · History, Nonfiction, Politics
A People's History of the United States, 1492 Present
1980 · 744 pages · Nonfiction
52
Classic
★ 4.09 on Goodreads · 276K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 19 hours to read · about 5 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Nonfiction) finalist (1981). 4.09★ from 276K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
52Must-Read Score
- Readers60 out of 100 · counts 40%+27
- Critics28 out of 100 · counts 14%+4
- Bestseller58 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+21
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #24 of the 48 politics books we rank
- #93 of the 154 history books we rank
- #187 of the 520 classics we rank
- #466 of the 1,405 books we rank
Shortlisted
- National Book Award (Nonfiction) finalist (1981)
Reads as
True story
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