A new edition of this radical social history of America from Columbus to the present. This powerful and controversial study presents a vigorous re-interpretation of the American achievement. It turns orthodox American history upside down and portrays the social turmoil behind the 'march of progress'. Howard Zinn has fully updated his text with substantial coverage of the Carter, Reagan and Bush years and an Afterword on the Clinton presidency. Its commitment and vigorous style mean it will be compelling reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students and scholars in American social history, American studies, and the modern world, as well as the general reader.