Lies my teacher told me : everything American history textbooks get wrong / James W. Loewen ; adapted by Rebecca Stefoff.
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- 1 of 2 copies available at Sage Library System.
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Summary:
"Beginning with pre-Columbian history and then covering characters and events as diverse as Helen Keller, the first Thanksgiving, the My Lai massacre, 9/11, and the Iraq War, Loewen’s lively, provocative telling of American history is a “counter-textbook that retells the story of the American past" --adapted from book jacket.View other formats and editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Age Hold Protection | Active/Create Date | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athena Public Library | YA 973 LOE (Text) | 37813000173883 | Young Adult Non-Fiction | Book | Branch_Only_3months | 07/08/2019 | Available | - |
| Baker County Library | 973 .L649l 2019 (Text) | 37814003328540 | YOUNG ADULT NON-FICTION | None | 01/06/2021 | Checked out | 03/24/2021 | |
Record details
- ISBN: 9781620974698
- ISBN: 162097469X
- Physical Description: xviii, 282 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Edition: Young readers edition.
- Publisher: New York : The New Press, 2019
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-267) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction : Why I wrote this book -- and other questions answered -- The problem with making heroes -- What did Columbus really do? -- The truth about the first Thanksgiving -- Through red eyes -- Invisible racism -- John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and invisible idealism -- The land of opportunity -- Keeping an eye on the government -- Seeing no evil in Vietnam -- The disappearance of the recent past -- History and the future -- Does this way of teaching history work? -- Afterword : The future lies ahead -- and what to do about them. |
| Summary, etc.: | "Beginning with pre-Columbian history and then covering characters and events as diverse as Helen Keller, the first Thanksgiving, the My Lai massacre, 9/11, and the Iraq War, Loewen’s lively, provocative telling of American history is a “counter-textbook that retells the story of the American past" --adapted from book jacket. |
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