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Author:

Loewen, James W., author.

Title:

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

Publisher:

The New Press,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

xxix, 446 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Notes:

"First edition 1995, second edition 2007; this new paperback is not a third edition. The only new words in it are in this preface"--Preface. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Afterword: The future lies ahead--and what to do about them. Handicapped by history : the process of hero-making -- 1493 : the true importance of Christopher Columbus -- The 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 -- The 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.

Summary:

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

ISBN:

1620974673
9781620974674
1620973928
9781620973929

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1046991791

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