Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong, Revised and Updated Edition by James W. Loewen Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong, Revised and Updated Edition
Book Review: ...so that's why i fell asleep in history
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the first non-fiction account of history that I have not put down after the first 100 pages. Loewen does not meander in his writing, nor does he 'dumb' down the text for his 'non-historian' readers. And I think his occasional slips to the left of the political spectrum made me read the book in a more critical manner, with an eye to the facts, than I would have were it written by someone who embraced my own political agenda. This book is NOT an American History book. It is a critique of the history taught by American textbooks, with corrections (backed up with extensive sources) of the areas textbooks most commonly gloss over, ignore, or mislead. I was fascinated.Book Review: Incredible substance, but a tad too preachy.
Summary: 4 Stars
This book enlightened me more than words can say. I was, up until I read this book, an ignoramous, US History wise. I don't want to send a long and preachy review about this book, so I'll simply make one last point: Buy this book if you want to learn about many of the previously unmentioned (at least I hadn't encountered any) truths about American history. American History teachers, this textbook is a MUST! The one nadir that I encountered while reading this book was the repetitive preachiness of the author. That's the single reason as to why I gave this book 4 stars instead of 5. (I wish 4.5 was an option, but alas, it is not)Book Review: Don't bother.
Summary: 1 Stars
Excuse me. As a parent of a student who just finished a year course in high school US History I would be the first to admit that history books need improvement and that the slant is not always accurate. I am, however, fed up with those who would have us studying PC History and this seems to be what this guy endorses. No thank you.Book Review: FABULOUS, the BEST EVER!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book really made me question my education as a high school student. Thank god my history teacher had red this book already because otherwise we would have gotten it all wrong. Not only does this book give you possible variations on the traditional American history, but it teaches you that all literiture must be taken with a grain of salt. There are too many times where students are taught events or situations as facts instead of this is probably true but maybe, just maybe in the past 200 years someoone might have gotten the facts confused. It is important to teach students to think for themselves and not be spoonfed the traditional information. I believe that Mr. Loewen's book does just that, and more. If you do not believe everything he discribes in his book then he has just you have just learned to think for yourself, and that is an invaluable lesson. THANK YOU!!Book Review: The most essential read I've seen
Summary: 5 Stars
This book fascinated me like no other book I've run across. I was literally slack-jawed while reading it. I was so impressed, that I created a web page for it!