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Lies my teacher told me : everything your American history textbook got wrong / James W. Loewen.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: History (Booknotes)Publication details: New York : New Press : Distributed by Norton, c1995.Description: x, 372 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 156584100X
  • 9781565841000
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 973
LOC classification:
  • 002 E 175.85 L827l 1995
Contents:
Introduction: Something Has Gone Very Wrong 1493: The True 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 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
Summary: 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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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 002 E 175.85 L827l 1995 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000026400

Booknotes episode and transcript Program air date: March 26, 1995

Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-364) and index.

Introduction: Something Has Gone Very Wrong
1493: The True 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
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

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