in 2001, raphael's "people's history of the american revolution" synthesized the "bottom-up" history that grabbed the attention of scholars in the field since the 1960s. howard zinn, author of "people's history of the united states", endorsed the book and used it to initiate his "people's history" series, published by the new press. while both raphael and zinn view common people as significant historical agents, zinn's focus is decidedly more political, focusing on dissent and protest, while raphael deals with everyday experiences as well as social movements.