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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
by James W. Loewen
This might be the only history “textbook” that I have ever actually enjoyed. I flew through this book, shocked and amazed at the often cruel, ethnocentric, and racist history I was never taught. Even history as recent as the Vietnam war had been skewed to fit the whitewashed, “ethical big brother” view of America. I’m a bit disgusted at my country right now. We have so much work to do to make this a country worth being proud of, but I’d say an important part is learning the truth about our tainted past. Everyone should read this
Note: I’ve read some of the other reviews on this book and noticed that some claim the author is liberally biased and pushes his agenda throughout. Although many of the topics covered have a liberal flavor to them, this is only due to the fact that they cover minorities who did not have a voice and call out racist and ethnocentric individuals. I did not find that the author ever stated his political beliefs or pushed for a certain party. The author simply gave us the whole picture, which is not the pretty, heroic view we’re used to. This is not a “fun facts” book, but instead a sobering reality check that forces you to examine history without the rose colored glasses.
Note: I’ve read some of the other reviews on this book and noticed that some claim the author is liberally biased and pushes his agenda throughout. Although many of the topics covered have a liberal flavor to them, this is only due to the fact that they cover minorities who did not have a voice and call out racist and ethnocentric individuals. I did not find that the author ever stated his political beliefs or pushed for a certain party. The author simply gave us the whole picture, which is not the pretty, heroic view we’re used to. This is not a “fun facts” book, but instead a sobering reality check that forces you to examine history without the rose colored glasses.