So I just finished “Lies my Teacher Told Me” by James W. Loewen and recommend this book to everyone educated in the United States and to everyone interested in American history.
Mr. Loewen sometimes beats a point to death, but in general it is excellent, exhaustively researched and packed with citations and bibliographic details. The author explores a whole lot of myths and deliberate deceptions found in high school history textbooks and examines why the myths have evolved the way they have. It is an interesting exercise and it is sure to broaden your perspective a little. I learned many new things and learned to dig a little and find out more; which should be the point of most schooling.
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love your overview. Do you know where i can get the unabridged copy (CD) version? Thanks
It’s a book, I think it is only available in unabridged format. It’s available through many bookstores.
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