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In Lies Across America, James W. Loewen continues his mission, begun in the award-winning Lies My Teacher Told Me, of overturning the myths and misinformation that too often pass for American history. This is a one-of-a-kind examination of historic sites all over the country where history is literally written on the landscape, including historical markers, monuments, historic houses, forts. Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong. Book - Non-fiction. By James Loewen. pages. The mis-education provided by monuments and historic markers across the United States. Time Periods: All US History. Themes: Native American, Racism Racial Identity. In Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your High School History. Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong. "In Lies Across America," James W. Loewen continues his mission, begun in the award-winning "Lies My Teacher Told Me," of overturning the myths and misinformation that too often pass for American history. "Lies Across America" is a one-of-a-kind examination of sites all over the country.
Lies Across America -What Our Historical Sites Get Wrong, by James W. Loewen, published in , is the sequel to Lies My Teacher Told Me. In it, Loewen takes up from the historical distortions he revealed in the first book and shows how these distortions have manifested themselves in the “landscape” in the form of monuments and markers placed at historic sites. Lies Across America: What our Historic Sites Get Wrong is an excellent book by James Loewen. He starts first with the western half of the United States since most history textbooks start with the eastern side. All of the information about historical markers is broken up into small sections for easy reading. What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong. A fully updated and revised edition of the book USA Today called “jim-dandy pop history,” by the bestselling, American Book Award–winning author. “The most definitive and expansive work on the Lost Cause and the movement to whitewash history.” —Mitch Landrieu, mayor of New Orleans. From the author of the national bestseller Lies My Teacher Told Me, a completely updated—and more timely than ever—version of the myth-busting history book that.
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