Lies my teacher told me : everything your American history textbook got wrong
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : The New Press, [2018].
Physical Desc
xxix, 446 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Appears on list
Status
Sierra View Library - Adult Nonfiction
973 LOEWEN 2018
1 available
973 LOEWEN 2018
1 available
Description
Loading Description...
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Sierra View Library - Adult Nonfiction | 973 LOEWEN 2018 | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
New York : The New Press, [2018].
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
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
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
New preface for 2018 edition : For this new edition, Loewen has added a new preface that shows how inadequate history courses in high school help produce adult Americans who think Donald Trump can solve their problems, and calls out academic historians for abandoning the concept of truth in a misguided effort to be “objective.
Description
Criticizes the way history is presented in current textbooks, and suggests a fresh and more accurate approach to teaching American history.
Description
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.
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Loewen, J. W. (2018). Lies my teacher told me: everything your American history textbook got wrong . The New Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Loewen, James W. 2018. Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong. The New Press.
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 The New Press, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Loewen, James W. Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong The New Press, 2018.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
Staff View
Loading Staff View.