Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
- ISBN-10
- 1595583262
- ISBN-13
- 9781595583260
- Series
- Lies My Teacher Told Me
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 444
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Author
- James W. Loewen
Description
Criticizes the way history is presented in current textbooks, and suggests a more accurate approach to teaching American history.
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