James W Loewen
Sociologist James W. Loewen, Washington, D.C., is the best-selling author of "Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong" and "Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong". He is also the author of "Teaching What Really Happened: How to Avoid the Tyranny of Textbooks"; "Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism"; "Social Science in the Classroom"; and "Mississippi: Conflict and Change". He is professor emeritus at the University of Vermont.
Sociologist James W. Loewen, Washington, D.C., is the best-selling author of "Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong" and "Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong". He is also the author of "Teaching What Really Happened: How to Avoid the Tyranny of Textbooks"; "Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism"; "Social Science in the Classroom"; and "Mississippi: Conflict and Change". He is professor emeritus at the University of Vermont. See less
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Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong
nice addition
by Zep, Feb 4, 2013
Well documented much needed addition to any history book or history class; a nice addendum to Chomsky! read more
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
A real education
by Zep, Feb 1, 2013
Significant research detailing the errors found in conventional history books and courses. A wonderful companion to works of Chomsky! read more
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Lies My Teacher Told Me
Sociology or History?
by Jody T, Sep 4, 2011
This author has dredged up his own slant on history. More a study in sociology than a historical chronicle, he laments the size of history books but wants to insert another 200 pages to explain how ... read more
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