Loewen, James W, <br/><br/>
Lies my teacher told me :  everything American history textbooks get wrong / 
James W. Loewen ; adapted by Rebecca Stefoff. 
 - Young readers' edition. 
 - xviii, 282 pages :  illustrations ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-267) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : Why I wrote this book -- and other questions answered -- The problem with making heroes -- What did Columbus really do? -- The truth about the first Thanksgiving -- Through red eyes -- Invisible racism -- John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and invisible idealism -- The land of opportunity -- Keeping an eye on the government -- Seeing no evil in Vietnam -- The disappearance of the recent past -- History and the future -- Does this way of teaching history work? -- Afterword : The future lies ahead -- and what to do about them. 
<br/><br/> Criticizes the way history is presented in current textbooks, and suggests a fresh and more accurate approach to teaching American history.  Loewen examined leading high school American history texts, and concluded that not one does a decent job of making history interesting or memorable. In this edition, adapted for young readers, he helps students develop a deeper understanding of our world. He begins with Native American history, and covers diverse events up to the present day. 
<br/><br/> Ages 12-18. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781620974698 162097469X 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2019007421 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Indians of North America in textbooks--Juvenile literature.<br/>Thanksgiving Day in textbooks--Juvenile literature.<br/>Racism in textbooks--Juvenile literature.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--History--Textbooks--Juvenile literature.<br/>United States--Historiography--Juvenile literature.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E175.85  / .L64 2019 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973