Book
Lies my teacher told me : everything American history textbooks get wrong / James W. Loewen ; adapted by Rebecca Stefoff.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781620974698
- ISBN: 162097469X
- Physical Description: xviii, 282 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition: Young readers' edition.
- Publisher: New York : The New Press, [2019]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references 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. |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 12-18. |
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- 9 of 10 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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- 1 current hold with 10 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albright Memorial Library | YOUNG ADULT 973 LOEWEN (Text) | 50686015484582 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library | YA 973 LOE (Text) | 37268003043825 | AHMFL YA Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cambria County Library | YA 973 L827l (Text) | 85131001674911 | CACM Young Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Joseph & Elizabeth Shaw Public Library | JNF 973 LOEWEN (Text) | 39636100397831 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Milton Public Library | J 973 LOE (Text) | 33226001112368 | MLTM Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Reading Public Library RPL - Main | Teen 973 Loe (Text) | 33223009064212 | New | Checked Out | 05/13/2024 |
| Red Land Community Library | Teens 973 LOE Nonfiction (Text) | 34006000959103 | Teen Area | Available | - |
| Bethany Public Library | 973 LOE (Text) | 38430000324561 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Clymer Library | 973 LOE (Text) | 32596000413020 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Wayne County Public Library | YA 973 LOE (Text) | 31843001249313 | YA Nonfiction | Available | - |
