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Lies my teacher told me : everything your American history textbook got wrong / James W. Loewen.

Loewen, James W., (author.).

Summary:

Criticizes the way history is presented in current textbooks, and suggests a fresh and more accurate approach to teaching American history.

Record details

ISBN: 0743296281
ISBN: 9780743296281
ISBN: 9781595583260
Physical Description: xix, 444 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Edition: Touchstone trade paperback edition.
Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"A Touchstone book." "Completely revised and updated"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: Something has gone very wrong --Handicapped by history: the process of hero-making -- 1493: the true importance of Christopher Columbus -- Truth about the first Thanksgiving -- Red eyes -- "Gone with the wind": the invisibility of racism in American history textbooks -- John Brown and Abraham Lincoln: the invisibility of antiracism in American history textbooks -- Land of opportunity -- Watching big brother: what textbooks teach about the federal government -- See no evil: choosing not to look at the War in Vietnam -- Down the memory hole: the disappearance of the recent past -- Progress is our most important product -- Why is history taught like this? -- What is the result of teaching history like this? -- Afterword: The future lies ahead--and what to do about them.