Lies my teacher told me : everything your American history textbook got wrong
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New York : Simon and Schuster, [2007].
Edition
Revised and updated Touchstone trade pbk. ed.
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xix, 444 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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| Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Valleys Library - Adult Nonfiction | 973 LOEWEN 2007 | Checked Out | May 2, 2024 |
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Published
New York : Simon and Schuster, [2007].
Format
Book
Edition
Revised and updated Touchstone trade pbk. ed.
Language
English
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"A Touchstone book."
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"Completely revised and updated"--P. [1] of cover (2007 Touchstone edition).
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-436) and index.
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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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What started out as a survey of the twelve leading American history textbooks has ended up being what the San Francisco Chronicle calls “an extremely convincing plea for truth in education.” In Lies My Teacher Told Me, James W. Loewen brings history alive in all its complexity and ambiguity. Beginning with pre-Columbian history and ranging over characters and events as diverse as Reconstruction, Helen Keller, the first Thanksgiving, the My Lai massacre, 9/11, and the Iraq War, Loewen offers an eye-opening critique of existing textbooks, and a wonderful retelling of American history as it shouldand couldbe taught to American students.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Loewen, J. W. (2007). Lies my teacher told me: everything your American history textbook got wrong (Revised and updated Touchstone trade pbk. ed.). Simon and Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Loewen, James W. 2007. Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong. Simon and Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Loewen, James W. Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong Simon and Schuster, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Loewen, James W. Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong Revised and updated Touchstone trade pbk. ed., Simon and Schuster, 2007.
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