Lies my teacher told me: everything your American history textbook got wrong
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Published:
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2007.
Format:
Book
Edition:
Touchstone trade pbk. ed.
Physical Desc:
xix, 444 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Status:
TELL WPL Adult NonFiction
973 LOE
Description
Criticizes the way history is presented in current textbooks, and suggests a fresh and more accurate approach to teaching American history.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780743296281, 0743296281
Notes
General Note
"A Touchstone book."
General Note
"Completely revised ad updated"--P. [1] of cover.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-436) and index.
Description
Criticizes the way history is presented in current textbooks, and suggests a fresh and more accurate approach to teaching American history.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Loewen, J. W. (2007). Lies my teacher told me: everything your American history textbook got wrong. Touchstone trade pbk. ed. New York, Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Loewen, James W. 2007. Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong. New York, Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Loewen, James W, Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong. New York, Simon & Schuster, 2007.
MLA Citation (style guide)Loewen, James W. Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong. Touchstone trade pbk. ed. New York, Simon & Schuster, 2007.
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| 505 | 0 | |a 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. | |
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