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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Loewen, James W.     Subjects     Indians of North America in textbooks.     Thanksgiving Day in textbooks.     Racism in textbooks.     United States -- History -- Textbooks.     United States -- Historiography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Loewen, James W.       by title:      Lies my teacher told...         MARC Display

Lies my teacher told me : everything your American history textbook got wrong / James W. Loewen. by Loewen, James W. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2007. Subjects Indians of North America in textbooks.   Thanksgiving Day in textbooks.   Racism in textbooks.   United States -- History -- Textbooks.   United States -- Historiography. ISBN:  9780743296281 (pbk.) : 0743296281 Description:  xix, 444 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Contents:  Introduction: Something has gone very wrong --Handicapped by history: the process of hero-making -- 1493: the true importance of Christopher Columbus -- 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 -- 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. Requests:  0 Summary:  Criticizes the way history is presented in current textbooks, and suggests a fresh and more accurate approach to teaching American history.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status Due Date   Aiea Public Library Adult Nonfiction 973 Lo Checked out 06/18/2024 Add Copy to MyList Ewa Beach P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 973 Lo Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 973 Loewen Checked In   Add Copy to MyList CLOSED TEMPORARILY: Honokaa Public Library Adult Nonfiction 973 LOEWEN Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Laupahoehoe P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 973 Loewen Checked out 06/10/2024 Add Copy to MyList Manoa Public Library Adult Nonfiction 973 Lo Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Waimanalo P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 973 Lo Checked In   Add Copy to MyList

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