Lies My Teacher Told Me :
Loewen, James W.
Lies My Teacher Told Me : Everything your American History Textbook gFGot Wrong / James W. Loewen. - Touchstone trade pbk. ed. - New York : Simon & Schuster, 2007. - xix, 444 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
"A Touchstone book." "Completely revised and updated"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Something has gone very wrong -- 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.
Criticizes the way history is presented in current textbooks, and suggests a fresh and more accurate approach to teaching American history.
9780743296281 0743296281
2008273054
Indians of North America in textbooks.
Thanksgiving Day in textbooks.
Historiography.
Textbooks.
Geschiedschrijving.
Beeldvorming.
Geschiedvervalsing.
United States--History--Textbooks.
United States--Historiography.
United States--History--Textbooks.
United States--Historiography.
United States.
United States--History--Textbooks.
United States--Historiography.
United States--History--Textbooks.
United States--Historiography.
High School Myths Nonpartisan Misinformation Blind Patriotism Education History
Textbooks.
History.
Textbooks.
Nonfiction.
E175.85 / .L64 2007
973
Lies My Teacher Told Me : Everything your American History Textbook gFGot Wrong / James W. Loewen. - Touchstone trade pbk. ed. - New York : Simon & Schuster, 2007. - xix, 444 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
"A Touchstone book." "Completely revised and updated"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Something has gone very wrong -- 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.
Criticizes the way history is presented in current textbooks, and suggests a fresh and more accurate approach to teaching American history.
9780743296281 0743296281
2008273054
Indians of North America in textbooks.
Thanksgiving Day in textbooks.
Historiography.
Textbooks.
Geschiedschrijving.
Beeldvorming.
Geschiedvervalsing.
United States--History--Textbooks.
United States--Historiography.
United States--History--Textbooks.
United States--Historiography.
United States.
United States--History--Textbooks.
United States--Historiography.
United States--History--Textbooks.
United States--Historiography.
High School Myths Nonpartisan Misinformation Blind Patriotism Education History
Textbooks.
History.
Textbooks.
Nonfiction.
E175.85 / .L64 2007
973