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

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Lies my teacher told me, everything your American history textbook got wrong, James W. Loewen
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eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-436) and index
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illustrations
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index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Lies my teacher told me
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
2124317491046991791
Responsibility statement
James W. Loewen
Sub title
everything your American history textbook got wrong
Summary
Criticizes the way history is presented in current textbooks, and suggests a fresh and more accurate approach to teaching American history
Table Of Contents
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 -- 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
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