Someone stole a A People's History of The United States from me at a party I hosted, and I don't mind at all. Hope they read it or gave it to someone who would.
one of the wildest first read throughs you will ever experience
especially if you come from an us educational upbringing where songs about oceans being blue(o) are historical place holders stead primary sources
the elucidation is immediate.. zinn's first paragraph has an excerpt from christopher columbus' log:
They ... brought us parrots and balls of cotton and spears and many other things, which they
exchanged for the glass beads and hawks' bells. They willingly traded everything they
owned... . They were well-built, with good bodies and handsome features.... They do not bear
arms, and do not know them, for I showed them a sword, they took it by the edge and cut
themselves out of ignorance. They have no iron. Their spears are made of cane... . They
would make fine servants.... With fifty men we could subjugate them all and make them do
whatever we want.
fuck you chris
if you like zinn check out angela davis, her ability as a historian to find substantial sources is incredible
That book a strange ability to receive credit for ideas and sources that are not in it, which disturbs me but is a testament to its power to generate new memories and views of history in the minds of its readers.
here's a incomprehensive list in alphabetical order:
a people's history of the united states; howard zinn
a rebours; joris-karl huysmans
alcestis; euripides
apology; plato
belaya staya; anna akhmatova
die verwandlung; franz kafka
elements; euclid
epic of gilgamesh; unknown
ficciones; jorge luis borges
fractals: form, chance and dimension; benoit mandelbrot
fragments; sappho
gospels of mary and judas; unknown
i ching; unknown
la vida es sueno; pedro calderon de la barca
leaves of grass; walt whitman
letters of vincent van gogh
meghaduta; kalidasa
my life; isadora duncan
nightwood; djuna barnes
oku no hosomichi; basho
one piece; eiichiro oda
poems; emily dickinson
relativity: the special and general theory; albert einstein
saga; fiona staples and brian k vaughan
the brothers karamazov; fyodor dostoyevsky, translated by constance garnett
the first third; neal cassady
the power of pi; stickman lagrou graves
the secret life of salvador dali; dali
the way of a pilgrim; unknown
twelth night; william shakespeare
thing explainer; randall munroe
ulysses; james joyce
women, race, and class; angela davis
if you want a quick description of any i enjoy talking about them, and i appreciate suggestions