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

4.0

The author reviews a number of high school text books, critiquing them for accuracy, then writes about the difference between what is written in the text book versus what actually took place. From Colombia to the War in Iraq he takes a critical view of how history is taught. The later chapters discuss why text books are written this way and the damage it has on kids.

This is a textbook. I learned so much about history and it made me think about the accuracy of what is passed on and why. Overall it was heady, thoughtful, and intriguing, but loooooooooong and I needed to take breaks to get through.