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theresam18 's review for:
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
by James W. Loewen
I really was not a fan of this book, and I wanted so badly to like it. As someone who loves history, and studied it (and have a major in it), I was excited about its potential. And while I was initially very interested - I hadn’t known those details about Keller or Wilson - as the book went on, I lost interest with it. The points covered in the book are incredibly important - history should be taught as it was and not through rose-colored glasses and should include a variety of perspectives and viewpoints. Perhaps 30 years after its publication, I’ve already learned a lot about what the author was trying to impart about American history through all the classes I’ve taken...but I felt like what I was reading could have been summed up more tightly and it would have made the author’s points better. Especially the last few chapters about why history has been taught incorrectly and what can be done about it. Maybe my biggest issues were the style and tone of writing. A book with important messages, but, for me, not the best read.