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: Required reading for everyone in this country!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the most thought provoking book I have read regarding American history, public policy, and foreign policy. Many of Loewen's observations are not new to the critical student of American history. What is new is his research on how these "lies" are perpetrated in the history textbooks he surveys, and how the media, government, and public continue to believe them. Loewen's wit, sarcasm, dry humor make the book a great read. It is succinct and very well researched. An to top it off, it is a FUN READ (I didn't realize until now that history books COULD be fun to read!). It should be required reading for everyone in this country.Book Review: the book was tight
Summary: 5 Stars
the book was great it tells all.Book Review: A Necessary Topic Poorly Covered
Summary: 3 Stars
Mr. Loewen thesis is relevant to anyone with a child in today's educational system, or anyone interested in truth in history. However, he commits some of the same mistakes as those history books he reviews. While the book is rich in references, he too often proposes that "this probably occured". Your money is better spent on Zinn's "A People's History of the United States".Book Review: This should be required reading in every h.s. history class.
Summary: 5 Stars
Constant cover-ups of unfavorable events/fact bring a bad taste to everyone's mouth. Is it any wonder that our image is less than bright in many foreign countries, where the fact have.'t been swept under the nearest carpet? This book is a real eye-opener.Book Review: Not very factful
Summary: 3 Stars
Some things in this book are true. But after speaking with a few time travelers (yes, we are being visited by people from the future, I recommend listening to Art Bell on talk radio. It is surprising that so little of the truth is in our current history books. For example, who knew that Paul Revere was a phony?, the british weren't coming, they were already here, everyone in America was British prior to the end of the revolution. One time traveler even told me that the U.S. secretly helped Hitler establish extermination camps in order to reduce the worlds population that is still exploding. The bottom line is don't beleive the history books. The world is constantly changing and todays history might well be tomorrows lies...