Martin Duberman is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at the CUNY Graduate School, where he founded and for a decade directed the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies. The author of more than twenty books, Duberman has won a Bancroft Prize and been a finalist for both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. He lives in New York City.
"Biography at its best, written by a master of the craft and a man
who has lived the activist life and combined that with serious
scholarship and innovative teaching."
Michael Kammen, Los Angeles Review of Books
"This intelligent book reminds us of the titanic moral struggles in
American history and those who engaged with them."
The Washington Post
"Owing to Duberman’s own passionate commitment to social justice
and his exclusive access to Zinn's papers, his authoritative
biography brings Zinn's colorful voice back to life."
ForeWord Reviews
"If you’re a fan of Howard Zinn . . . you’ll want to pick up this
excellent biography."
The Progressive
"Imagine! The best of Howard Zinn and Martin Duberman between two
covers. Everyone interested in A People's History and a future of
justice and hope will benefit from Martin Duberman's insightful,
vividly written, splendid biography. Howard Zinn: A Life on the
Left is profoundly moving and perfectly timed as we regroup and
reconsider our world's needs."
Blanche Wiesen Cook, University Distinguished Professor at John
Jay College and The Graduate Center, CUNY, and author of Eleanor
Roosevelt
"Martin Duberman has written a fine biography. He brings us the
extraordinary life of Howard Zinn, in an account that is
well-informed and empathetic, sometimes gently critical, but always
aware of the driving passion for direct action in the cause of
social justice that was the core of Howard Zinn's being."
Frances Fox Piven
"Howard Zinn was one of the truly great figures of
twentieth-century American radicalisman academic who shocked much
of the academy by giving us a people's history’ of our own
country. We are fortunate that the author of this biography is
Martin Duberman, himself an activist as well as an academic, who
brings his passion to these pages."
David McReynolds
"When Howard Zinn died I hoped that someone would document the
extraordinary life of this extremely kind and brave manbut I never
dreamed that it would be done by someone with the craft and vision
of Martin Duberman. This book is destined to be a classic of
twentieth-century history."
Mark Kurlansky, author of Nonviolence and 1968
"Martin Duberman's masterful biography promises to bring the story
of Howard’s life and work to new generations of readers."
Paul Buhle, editor of A People’s History of American Empire
"A masterful biography. . . . With his typically meticulous
research, Martin Duberman has ferreted out the facts and given us a
complete picture, warts and all."
Doug Ireland
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