Loewen, James W. <br/><br/>
Lies my teacher told me  : everything your American history textbook got wrong 
/ James W. Loewen 
 - Touchstone trade paperback edition 
 - xix, 444 pages :  illustrations 
<br/><br/> "Completely revised and updated"--Cover. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780743296281 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--History--Textbooks<br/>United States--Historiography
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973