zenreadergirl 's review for:

Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen

5.0

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I love books like this. James Loewen did a really good job of keeping his subject matter interesting. I have seen the argument made by some that he swayed a little left, but I don't necessarily see it that way. I think that the topic that he is covering is so far to the right (and I am not talking politically here) that some of the information he is providing seems so far in the other direction that it seems extreme. History is very biased and has always been slanted to those who have written it to further their agenda. Facts are not necessarily biased, but choosing what facts to share (and even some of the outright lies that were told) and what facts were glossed over (grave robbing pilgrims, anyone?) can certainly be.