Lies my teacher told me : everything your American history textbook got wrong

Lies my teacher told me : everything your American history textbook got wrong / James W. Loewen.

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Loewen, James W.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Touchstone, 1996.
Subjects:	Indians of North America in textbooks. Thanksgiving Day in textbooks. United States > History > Textbooks. United States > Historiography.

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