Lies my teacher told me : everything your American history textbook got wrong / James W. Loewen.
By: Loewen, James W.
Material type: BookPublisher: New York : New Press : Distributed by Norton, c1995Description: x, 372 p. : ill., maps, coat of arms ; 24 cm.ISBN: 156584100X :.Subject(s): United States -- History -- Textbooks | United States -- Historiography | United States -- History | Textbooks | United States -- HistoriographyDDC classification: 973 Summary: Critiques 12 American history textbooks arguing that they contain misinformation, fail to connect present issues with past events, and lack suspense and drama. Retells events in American history to combat these problems.Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-364) and index.
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Critiques 12 American history textbooks arguing that they contain misinformation, fail to connect present issues with past events, and lack suspense and drama. Retells events in American history to combat these problems.
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