Loewen, James W.   1942-2021 <br/><br/>
Lies my teacher told me :  everything your American history textbook got wrong / 
James W. Loewen. 
 - New York :  New Press :  Distributed by Norton,  c1995. 
 - x, 372 pages :   illustrations ;   24 cm. 
 - History (Booknotes)  .
<br/><br/> Booknotes episode and transcript Program air date: March 26, 1995 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-364) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: Something Has Gone Very Wrong<br/>1493: The True Handicapped by History: The Process of Hero-making<br/>1493: The True Importance of Christopher Columbus<br/>The Truth about the First Thanksgiving<br/>Red Eyes<br/>"Gone With The Wind": The Invisibility of Racism in American History Textbooks<br/>John Brown and Abraham Lincoln: The Invisibility of Antiracism in American History Textbooks<br/>The Land Of Opportunity<br/>Watching Big brother: What Textbooks Teach about the Federal Government<br/>Down the Memory Hole: The Disappearance of the recent Past<br/>Progress Is Our Most Important Product<br/>Why Is History Taught Like This?<br/>What Is the Result of Teaching History Like This?<br/>Afterword: The Future Lies Ahead-and What to Do about Them 
<br/><br/> Criticizes the way history is presented in current textbooks, and suggests a fresh and more accurate approach to teaching American history 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>156584100X 9781565841000 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--History--Textbooks.<br/>Estados Unidos--Historia<br/>United States--Historiography.<br/>Estados Unidos--Historiografía 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>002 E 175.85  / L827l 1995 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973