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Lies My Teacher Told Me : Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen (2018, Trade Paperback)
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Brand New Book "Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong" by James W. Löwen is a trade paperback book published by New Press, T.H.E. in 2018. This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the inaccuracies and omissions in traditional American history textbooks, delving into topics such as historiography, holidays, and general U.S. history. With 480 pages, this insightful work is a valuable resource for those interested in uncovering the hidden stories and perspectives that have been overlooked in the narrative of American history.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNew Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-101620973928
ISBN-139781620973929
eBay Product ID (ePID)242719679
Product Key Features
Book TitleLies My Teacher Told Me : Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
Number of Pages480 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2018
TopicHistoriography, History, Holidays (Non-Religious), United States / General
GenreSocial Science, Education, History
AuthorJames W. LÖWEN
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight0 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.2 in
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Dewey Edition22
ReviewsPraise for Lies My Teacher Told Me: "A treat to read and a serious critique of American education." --Award Citation, American Book Award "Remarkable." --USA Today "A lively critique." --The New York Times "Honest and well-written." --Harper's Magazine "Loewen's book contains so much history that it ends up functioning not just as a critique, but also as a kind of counter-textbook that retells the story of the American past." --The Nation "Every teacher, every student of history, every citizen should read this book. It is both a refreshing antidote to what has passed for history in our educational system and a one-volume education in itself." --Howard Zinn, Praise for Lies My Teacher Told Me: "Powerful .. it serves as a crucial counter-textbook to provide a more realistic and critical narrative about the American past." -- Truthdig "A treat to read and a serious critique of American education." --Award Citation, American Book Award "Remarkable." --USA Today "A lively critique." --The New York Times "Honest and well-written." --Harper's Magazine "Loewen's book contains so much history that it ends up functioning not just as a critique, but also as a kind of counter-textbook that retells the story of the American past." --The Nation "Every teacher, every student of history, every citizen should read this book. It is both a refreshing antidote to what has passed for history in our educational system and a one-volume education in itself." --Howard Zinn, "A treat to read and a serious critique of American education."--Award Citation, American Book Award "Remarkable."--USA Today "A lively critique."--The New York Times "Honest and well-written."--Harper's Magazine "Loewen's book contains so much history that it ends up functioning not just as a critique, but also as a kind of counter-textbook that retells the story of the American past."--The Nation, Praise for Lies My Teacher Told Me: "Powerful . . . it serves as a crucial counter-textbook to provide a more realistic and critical narrative about the American past." --Truthdig "A treat to read and a serious critique of American education." --Award Citation, American Book Award "Remarkable." --USA Today "A lively critique." --The New York Times "Honest and well-written." --Harper's Magazine "Loewen's book contains so much history that it ends up functioning not just as a critique, but also as a kind of counter-textbook that retells the story of the American past." --The Nation "Every teacher, every student of history, every citizen should read this book. It is both a refreshing antidote to what has passed for history in our educational system and a one-volume education in itself." --Howard Zinn
Dewey Decimal973
SynopsisA completely revised edition of James W. Loewen's classic retelling of American history, based on six new textbooks and including an all-new chapter on the recent past Since its first publication in 1995, Lies My Teacher Told Me has gone on to win an American Book Award and the Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for Distinguished Anti-Racist Scholarship, and has sold over a million copies in its various editions. What started out as a survey of the twelve leading American history textbooks has ended up being what the San Francisco Chronicle calls "an extremely convincing plea for truth in education." In Lies My Teacher Told Me , James W. Loewen brings history alive in all its complexity and ambiguity. Beginning with pre-Columbian history and ranging over characters and events as diverse as Reconstruction, Helen Keller, the first Thanksgiving, and the My Lai massacre, Loewen offers an eye-opening critique of existing textbooks, and a wonderful retelling of American history as it should--and could--be taught to American students. This new edition also features a handsome new cover and a new introduction by the author., "Every teacher, every student of history, every citizen should read this book. It is both a refreshing antidote to what has passed for history in our educational system and a one-volume education in itself." --Howard Zinn A new edition of the national bestseller and American Book Award winner, with a new preface by the author Since its first publication in 1995, Lies My Teacher Told Me has become one of the most important--and successful--history books of our time. Having sold nearly two million copies, the book also won an American Book Award and the Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for Distinguished Anti-Racist Scholarship and was heralded on the front page of the New York Times . For this new edition, Loewen has added a new preface that shows how inadequate history courses in high school help produce adult Americans who think Donald Trump can solve their problems, and calls out academic historians for abandoning the concept of truth in a misguided effort to be "objective." What started out as a survey of the twelve leading American history textbooks has ended up being what the San Francisco Chronicle calls "an extremely convincing plea for truth in education." In Lies My Teacher Told Me , James W. Loewen brings history alive in all its complexity and ambiguity. Beginning with pre-Columbian history and ranging over characters and events as diverse as Reconstruction, Helen Keller, the first Thanksgiving, the My Lai massacre, 9/11, and the Iraq War, Loewen offers an eye-opening critique of existing textbooks, and a wonderful retelling of American history as it should--and could--be taught to American students., "Every teacher, every student of history, every citizen should read this book. It is both a refreshing antidote to what has passed for history in our educational system and a one-volume education in itself." --Howard Zinn A new edition of the national bestseller and American Book Award winner, with a new preface by the author Since its first publication in 1995, Lies My Teacher Told Me has become one of the most important--and successful--history books of our time. Having sold nearly two million copies, the book also won an American Book Award and the Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for Distinguished Anti-Racist Scholarship and was heralded on the front page of the New York Times. For this new edition, Loewen has added a new preface that shows how inadequate history courses in high school help produce adult Americans who think Donald Trump can solve their problems, and calls out academic historians for abandoning the concept of truth in a misguided effort to be "objective." What started out as a survey of the twelve leading American history textbooks has ended up being what the San Francisco Chronicle calls "an extremely convincing plea for truth in education." In Lies My Teacher Told Me, James W. Loewen brings history alive in all its complexity and ambiguity. Beginning with pre-Columbian history and ranging over characters and events as diverse as Reconstruction, Helen Keller, the first Thanksgiving, the My Lai massacre, 9/11, and the Iraq War, Loewen offers an eye-opening critique of existing textbooks, and a wonderful retelling of American history as it should--and could--be taught to American students., A new edition with a new preface by the author of the national bestseller and American Book Award winner, which has sold over two million copies.
LC Classification NumberE175.85
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- Jun 10, 2020
History—how it really was
I happen to love history, and I’ve struggled through many boring books, especially textbooks. But this book is a gem. I have a friend who is a high school history teacher. When he read Lies My Teacher Told Me . . he said, OMG, I have been teaching those lies for 20 years. If I were on the textbook selection committee for my state, this book would be in every classroom.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Aug 31, 2022
My history teacher was teaching a lie.
Some of the history we were taught has been a lie. Eye opener! Great reading.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Oct 30, 2018
So much to take in.
Everything I THOUGHT it would be. But the small print is bothersome.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
