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Lies my teacher told me : everything your American history textbook got wrong / James W. Loewen.
Criticizes the way history is presented in current textbooks, and suggests a fresh and more accurate approach to teaching American history.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781620973929
- ISBN: 1620973928
- ISBN: 9781620974674
- ISBN: 1620974673
- Physical Description: xxix, 446 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : The New Press, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| General Note: | |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Something has gone very wrong -- 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 -- See no evil : choosing not to look at the War in Vietnam -- 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. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cambria County Library | 973 L825l, 2018 (Text) | 85131001822932 | CACM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Guthrie Memorial Library: Hanover's Public Library | Adults 973 LOE Nonfiction (Text)
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Plated 2018: In Memory of Faye H. Stambaugh
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34007002324874 | Adult Area | Available | - |
| Joseph & Elizabeth Shaw Public Library | 973 LOEWEN (Text) | 39636100396353 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Martin Library | Adults 973 LOE Life Times (Text) | 33454005598297 | 2nd Floor | Available | - |
| North Wales Area Library | 973 Loewen (Text) | 35410000852186 | NWAL Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Paul Smith Library of Southern York County | Adults 973 LOE Nonfiction (Text)
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Plated 2018: Donated by the Estate of George F. Kauffman
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34318001131594 | Adult Area | Available | - |
| RPL - Senior Outreach | 973 Loe (Text) | 33223008325804 | Non-fiction | Available | - |
| Robesonia Community Library | 973 LOE (Text) | 33249023367844 | Non-fiction | Available | - |
| Sinking Spring Library | 973 LOE (Text) | 33249022984029 | Non-fiction | Available | - |
| Allentown Public Library | 973.007 LOEW (Text) | 34455006488312 | Adult Nonfiction 1st FL | Available | - |
Summary:
Criticizes the way history is presented in current textbooks, and suggests a fresh and more accurate approach to teaching American history.
