Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Lies My Teacher Told Me Free

Lies My Teacher Told Me
Author: James W. Loewen
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0743296281



Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong


Americans have lost touch with their history, and in Lies My Teacher Told Me Professor James Loewen shows why. Download Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. After surveying eighteen leading high school American history texts, he has concluded that not one does a decent job of making history interesting or memorable. Marred by an embarrassing combination of blind patriotism, mindless optimism, sheer misinformation, and outright lies, these books omit almost all the ambiguity, passion, conflict, and drama from our past.

In this revised edition, packed with updated material, Loewen explores how historical myths continue to be perpetuated in today's climate and adds an eye-opening chapter on the lies surrounding 9/11 and the Iraq War. From the truth about Columbus's historic voyages Search and find a lot of education books in many category availabe for free download.

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