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Lies My Teacher Told Me About Christopher Columbus: What Your History Books Got Wrong
James W. Loewen
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Description for Lies My Teacher Told Me About Christopher Columbus: What Your History Books Got Wrong
Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1QDAK; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 213 x 9. Weight in Grams: 236.
Some myths don't die, and lies are still being told about Christopher Columbus: that he 'discovered' the Americas, that the land was sparsely populated by native people, that those people were primitive and that they submitted to Columbus's 'God-like' authority. Loewen disproves the myths about Columbus still enshrined in American textbooks with quotations from primary source material that sets the record straight. The poster and accompanying 48-page paperback book sum up the mistellings - and reveal the real story - in a graphically appealing and accessible format.
Some myths don't die, and lies are still being told about Christopher Columbus: that he 'discovered' the Americas, that the land was sparsely populated by native people, that those people were primitive and that they submitted to Columbus's 'God-like' authority. Loewen disproves the myths about Columbus still enshrined in American textbooks with quotations from primary source material that sets the record straight. The poster and accompanying 48-page paperback book sum up the mistellings - and reveal the real story - in a graphically appealing and accessible format.
Product Details
Publisher
The New Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
238g
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781595589859
SKU
V9781595589859
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Ref
99-15
About James W. Loewen
James W. Loewen is the bestselling and award-winning author of Lies My Teacher Told Me, Lies Across America, and Sundown Towns (all available from The New Press), among many other books and articles. He won a Sydney Spivack Award from the American Sociological Association, the Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for Distinguished Anti-Racist Scholarship, and the Spirit of America Award from ... Read more
Reviews for Lies My Teacher Told Me About Christopher Columbus: What Your History Books Got Wrong
Praise for the previous edition of Lies My Teacher Told Me About Christopher Columbus : "A perfect antidote for the nonsense about Columbus conveyed to our children for generations." —Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States "Absolutely indispensable for at least the next hundred years. This book is a real Discovery ... Read more