Loewen, James W.   1942-2021 <br/><br/>
Lies my teacher told me :  everything your American history textbook got wrong / 
James W. Loewen. 
 - 1st Touchstone ed. 
 - New York :  Simon & Schuster,  [1996] 
 - 383 pages :   illustrations ;   24 cm. 
<br/><br/> "A Touchstone book." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-375) and index. 
<br/><br/>Handicapped by history: the process of hero-making<br/>1493: the true importance of Christopher Columbus<br/>Truth about the first Thanksgiving<br/>Red eyes<br/>"Gone with the wind": the invisibility of racism in American history textbooks<br/>John Brown and Abraham Lincoln: the invisibility of antiracism in American history textbooks<br/>Land of opportunity<br/>Watching big brother: what textbooks teach about the federal government<br/>Down the memory hole: the disappearance of the recent past<br/>Progress is our most important product<br/>Why is history taught like this?<br/>What is the result of teaching history like this? 
<br/><br/> Criticizes the way history is presented in current textbooks, and suggests a more accurate approach to teaching American history 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0684818868 9780684818863 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--History--Textbooks.<br/>Estados Unidos--Historia<br/>United States--Historiography.<br/>Estados Unidos--Historiografía 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>002 E 175.85  / L827l 1996 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973