Lies my teacher told me : everything your American history textbook got wrong / James W. Loewen.
Criticizes the way history is presented in current textbooks, and suggests a fresh and more accurate approach to teaching American history.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781620973929
- ISBN: 1620973928
- ISBN: 9781620974674
- ISBN: 1620974673
- Physical Description: xxix, 446 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : The New Press, [2018]
- Copyright: ℗♭2018.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "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.
- 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.
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- 6 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | 973 LOE (Text) | 37810435752604 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | 973.007 LOE (Text) | 40599001104176 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Gunn Memorial Public Library | 973.007 LOE (Text) | 34621991237085 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Morganton Public Library | 973 LOE (Text) | 33557004215992 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Stony Point Branch | 973.007 Loewen (Text) | 34269001304188 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| West Asheville Library | 973 LOE (Text) | 0020513800381 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
