Lies My Teacher Told Me: Young Readers’ Edition: Everything American History Textbooks Get Wrong
James W. Loewen’s Young Readers’ Edition examines how American history textbooks shape students’ understanding of the past. It encourages readers to question simplified narratives, consider what may be omitted or misrepresented, and approach textbook history with greater curiosity and critical awareness.
About This Book
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Young Readers’ Edition explores the way American history is presented in textbooks.
Written for younger readers, the book questions commonly accepted textbook accounts and invites a closer look at the past.
James W. Loewen focuses on the differences between historical understanding and simplified textbook narratives.
This edition offers an accessible introduction to thinking critically about American history and the stories used to teach it.
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