Title

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

Description

Criticizes the way history is presented in current textbooks, and suggests a fresh and more accurate approach to teaching American history.

Identifier

584197

156584100X

Creator

Loewen, James W

Source

Brian Lamb Booknotes Collection

Gift of Brian Lamb, 2011.

Catalog record

Language

eng

Date

1995

Program air date: March 26, 1995

Publisher

New Press

George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections & Archives

Text

Transcription of Annotations
Notes on front endpaper: Road signs. Lies from the Gov.: U-2, Chile, Shah, Woodrow W. and Russia in 18. Civil Right-Textbooks give credit to politicians. Gone with the Wind. John Brown-insane. Underlinings/Notes: Underlinings: Lamb underscores titles of texts examined and passage on Loewen's law suit against the Mississippi state textbook board, heroification, and details not taught about Hellen Keller and Woodrow Wilson. Lamb also marks sections on students and heroes, falsity of the Columbus story, Native Americans, John Brown, U.S. Government, Civil Rights, lack of coverage on Vietnam. Notes: "History comes in last," "textbooks are boring," "Textbook adoption process," "establishment heroes are boring," "Indians didn't fit," "scarcity of disease," "1 million Native Americans in 1492," "1 in 100 have heard of plague," "FBI, CIA, MLK, Jr.""Civil Rights," "30s-47 pgs, 40s-43.6 pgs, 50s-35 pgs, 60s-less than 35." "Vietnam War," "9 pages 1812 v. Vietnam," "Don't need to choose sides," "Help us ask questions," "Crap detectors." Lamb marks 5 questions Loewen suggests be considered when selecting textbooks."11 years of research."

Subject

"Indians of North America in textbooks."

"Thanksgiving Day in textbooks."

Relation

Original Booknotes interview

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