Lies Across America: What American Historic Sites Get Wrong
- ISBN-10
- 074329629X
- ISBN-13
- 9780743296298
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 464
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-10-16
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- James W. Loewen
Description
Examines more than one hundred sites that promote incorrect interpretations of American history and raises questions about what Americans choose to commemorate. Originally published as Lies Across America. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.
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