Lies My Teacher Told Me
Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
Ranked #24 in Education, Ranked #35 in Teacher — see more rankings.
Americans have lost touch with their history, and in Lies My Teacher Told Me Professor James Loewen shows why. After surveying eighteen leading high school American history texts, he has concluded that not one does a decent job of making history interesting or memorable. Marred by an embarrassing combination of blind patriotism, mindless optimism, sheer misinformation, and outright lies, these books omit almost all the ambiguity, passion, conflict, and drama from our past.
In this revised edition, packed with updated material, Loewen explores how historical myths continue to... more
In this revised edition, packed with updated material, Loewen explores how historical myths continue to... more
Rankings by Category
Lies My Teacher Told Me is ranked in the following categories:
- #46 in American History
- #65 in Censorship
- #47 in Critical Thinking
- #93 in Historical Nonfiction
- #44 in History
- #45 in Native American History
- #38 in Teaching
- #42 in US History
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