Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
- ISBN-10
- 156584100X
- ISBN-13
- 9781565841000
- Series
- Lies My Teacher Told Me
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 372
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Author
- James W. Loewen
Description
Criticizes the way history is presented in current textbooks, and suggests a fresh and more accurate approach to teaching American history.
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