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1	Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong more books like this by James W Loewen add to wishlist Why do so many Americans have little grasp of the ideas that shaped their nation? In this groundbreaking book, Loewen not only exposes the villain--textbooks that are embarrassing combinations of blind patriotism and outright lies--but reinstates suppressed information in a fascinating chronology. 26 photos. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £7.60! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection more books like this by James West Davidson add to wishlist This text uses 15 dramatic episodes in American history to show students how historians go about the business of interpreting the past. It discusses historical methods within the context of an historical narrative so that students may learn about American history at the same time as seeing how historians use a variety of evidence (diaries, letters ... see all copies from £3.01! new only from £10.52! \| first editions
3	Short Guide to Writing about History more books like this by Richard Marius add to wishlist This short guide introduces students to historical research and discovery while teaching them how to write cogent history papers. Focusing on more than just the conventions of good writing, this supplement shows students first how to think about history, and then how to organize their thoughts into coherent essays. This book teaches students how ... see all copies from £5.54! new only from £5.57! \| first editions
4	Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong more books like this by James W Loewen add to wishlist In a highly original tour of the country, award-winning author James Loewen uncovers a landscape littered with misinformation, distortions and downright lies. They are all right out in the open, displayed in the commentary, written and oral, that introduces more than 100 historical sites in every state. 62 photos. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £6.08! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	The End of History and the Last Man more books like this by Professor Francis Fukuyama add to wishlist The thesis of this book is that now that communism has collapsed the world over there is no alternative to free market capitalism and liberal democracy. There will be dictators and brutal regimes, but nobody will try to defend them. "The end of history" is therefore the end of ideological war. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.83! \| first editions
6	Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your History Textbook Got Wrong more books like this by James W Loewen add to wishlist Based on careful research at the Smithsonian Institution, this volume issues a bold, direct challenge to the errors, misrepresentations, and omissions of the leading American history textbooks. see all copies from £6.19! new only from £10.24! \| first editions
7	Students Guide to History more books like this by Jules R Benjamin add to wishlist This is an introduction to the study of history for undergraduates. It aims to help students master basic concepts of the subject and to learn the skills they will need, from a description of what historians do and what kind of research they conduct, through notetaking in class, taking exams and doing research on their own. It also tells students ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.57! \| first editions
8	What Is History? more books like this by Edward Hallett Carr add to wishlist Since its first publication in 1961 E.H. Carr's "What is History?" has established itself as the classic introduction to the subject. Ranging across topics such as historical objectivity, society and the individual, the nature of causation, and the possibility of progress, Carr delivered an incisive text that still has power to provoke debate ... see all copies from £1.98! new only from £7.82! \| first editions
9	Historiography: Ancient, Medieval, & Modern more books like this by Ernst Breisach add to wishlist In this pioneering work, Ernst Breisach presents an effective, well-organized, and concise account of the development of historiography in Western culture. Neither a handbook nor an encyclopedia, this updated second edition narrates and interprets the development of the discipline from its origins in Greek poetry to the present, examining recent ... see all copies from £5.88! new only from £14.23! \| first editions
10	To America: Personal Reflections of an Historian more books like this by Professor Stephen E Ambrose add to wishlist In this memoir written shortly before his death, celebrated historian Stephen Ambrose (1936-2002) writes about not only his own life but the life of America as he has witnessed it. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.01! \| first editions
11 view cover	The Legacy of Conquest: The Unbroken Past of the American West more books like this by Professor Patricia Nelson Limerick add to wishlist "Limerick is one of the most engaging historians writing today." --Richard White see all copies from £5.59! new only from £8.60! \| first editions
12 view cover	History and Historians: A Historiographical Introduction more books like this by Mark T Gilderhus add to wishlist For undergraduate and graduate courses in Historiography and Historical Method. Also an ideal supplemental text for Western Civilization and Intellectual History courses. This text is a concise, brief, and accessible introductory text presenting a thorough, balanced, and comprehensive overview of Western historical thinking from ancient times ... see all copies from £4.95! new only from £8.67! \| first editions
13 view cover	The Holocaust: Problems and Perspectives of Interpretation more books like this by Donald L Niewyk (Editor) add to wishlist This volume in the Problems in European Civilization series features a collection of secondary-source essays focusing on aspects of the Holocaust. The essays in this book debate the origins of the Holocaust, the motivations of the killers, the experience of the victims, and the various possibilities for intervention or rescue. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £6.16!
14 view cover	A Pocket Guide to Writing in History more books like this by Mary Lynn Rampolla add to wishlist Its concise yet comprehensive coverage of every step of the research and writing process--with detailed advice on documenting sources and avoiding plagiarism -- have made "A Pocket Guide to Writing in History" a best-seller over four editions. For the fifth edition, Mary Lynn Rampolla -- who is active in the fields of both history and composition ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £11.45! \| first editions
15 view cover	Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest more books like this by Matthew Restall add to wishlist Here is an intriguing exploration of the ways in which the history of the Spanish Conquest has been misread and passed down to become popular knowledge of these events. The book offers a fresh account of the activities of the best-known conquistadors and explorers, including Columbus, Cortes, and Pizarro. Using a wide array of sources, historian ... see all copies from £9.26! new only from £11.71! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	The Art of Being Human: The Humanities as a Technique for Living more books like this by Richard Paul Janaro add to wishlist Ideal for the one-semester humanities course, this text Introduces students to the ways in which the humanities can broaden their perspectives, enhance their ability to think critically, and enrich their lives. This book is organized by themes: religion; morality; happiness; love; death and life affirmation; controversial themes; and freedom. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £36.52!
17 view cover	The 10 Big Lies about America: Combating Destructive Distortions about Our Nation more books like this by Michael Medved add to wishlist From the host of one of the nation's most popular radio shows comes a bold correction of 10 anti-American myths. Sure to appeal to fans of Bill O'Reilly, Glenn Beck, and Laura Ingraham, this work speaks to conservative Americans who are eager to read the other side of the story. see all copies from £7.09! new only from £7.98! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	The Landscape of History: How Historians Map the Past more books like this by John Lewis Gaddis add to wishlist What is history and why should we study it? Is there such a thing as historical truth? Is history a science? One of the most accomplished historians at work today, John Lewis Gaddis, answers these and other questions in this short, witty, and humane book. The Landscape of History provides a searching look at the historian's craft, as well as a ... see all copies from £6.39! new only from £6.39! \| first editions
19 view cover	Writing History: A Guide for Students more books like this by William Kelleher Storey add to wishlist This concise guide for undergraduate writers of history papers offers a wealth of tips and advice to help students sharpen their writing skills in general and to understand writing conventions unique to history specifically. Beginning with how historians find topics and research them, the book covers how to interpret source materials, draw ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £7.67! \| first editions
20 view cover	On Justice, Power, and Human Nature: The Essence of Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War more books like this by Thucydides add to wishlist Designed for students with little or no background in ancient Greek language and culture, this collection of extracts for The History of the Peloponnesian War includes those passages that shed most light on Thucydides' political theory -- famous as well as important but lesser known pieces frequently overlooked by nonspecialists. Newly translated ... see all copies from £4.05! new only from £4.05!
21 view cover	In Defense of History more books like this by Richard J Evans add to wishlist A master practitioner gives readers an entertaining and instructive tour of the historian's workshop and, along the way, a spirited defense of the search for historical truth. see all copies from £7.73! new only from £10.64! \| first editions
22 view cover	Telling the Truth about History more books like this by Joyce Appleby, Margaret C Jacob, Professor Lynn Hunt add to wishlist This book, by three major American historians, grapples with the problem of historical truth. Seeking the roots of contemporary historical study in the Enlightenment, the authors argue that a model of historical research, based on neutrality and objectivity, served historians well until World War II. Then postmodernism suggested history could not ... see all copies from £2.81! new only from £7.97! \| first editions
23 view cover	History: A Very Short Introduction more books like this by John H Arnold add to wishlist There are many stories we can tell about the past, and we are not, perhaps, as free as we might imagine in our choice of which stories to tell, or where those stories end. John Arnold's Very Short Introduction is a stimulating essay about how we study and understand history. The book begins by inviting us to think about various questions ... see all copies from £4.42! new only from £4.42!
24 view cover	Past Imperfect: Facts, Fictions, Fraud--American History from Bancroft and Parkman to Ambrose, Bellesiles, Ellis, and Goodwin more books like this by Professor Peter Charles Hoffer add to wishlist For many years, those who wrote and taught the narrative of American history omitted the experiences of a significant proportion of the population in favor of a perspective that was predominantly white, male, and Protestant. Eventually a new history emerged, written in part by radicals and liberals who had little use for the noble and heroic. By ... see all copies from £6.29! new only from £7.39! \| first editions
25 view cover	Going to the Sources: A Guide to Historical Research & Writing more books like this by Anthony Brundage add to wishlist Anthony Brundage has revised his popular book to render an even more detailed, practical and 'user friendly' tool for students faced with what can be a daunting task: the researching and writing of a research paper or historiographical essay. After an introductory chapter that describes the different schools of historical thought, Going to the ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £8.64!

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