Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get WrongSimon & Schuster, 2000 - 480 páginas "In Lies Across America," James W. Loewen continues his mission, begun in the award-winning "Lies My Teacher Told Me," of overturning the myths and misinformation that too often pass for American history. "Lies Across America" is a one-of-a-kind examination of sites all over the country where history is literally written on the landscape, including historical markers, monuments, historic houses, forts, and ships. With one hundred entries, drawn from every state, Loewen reveals that: The USS Intrepid, the "feel-good" war museum, celebrates its glorious service in World War II but nowhere mentions the three tours it served in Vietnam. The Jefferson Memorial misquotes from the Declaration of Independence and skews Thomas Jefferson's writings to present this conflicted slaveowner as an outright abolitionist. Abraham Lincoln had been dead for thirty years when his birthplace cabin was built! "Lies Across America" is a reality check for anyone who has ever sought to learn about America through our public sites and markers. Entertaining and enlightening, it is destined to change the way we see our country. |
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... leaders compared with the unpopularity of the puppet leaders the U.S. installed . Dwight Eisenhower admitted that in a fair election , Ho Chi Minh would win 80 percent of the votes in Vietnam . John Bass , writing in Harper's decades ...
... leaders compared with the unpopularity of the puppet leaders the U.S. installed . Dwight Eisenhower admitted that in a fair election , Ho Chi Minh would win 80 percent of the votes in Vietnam . John Bass , writing in Harper's decades ...
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... leaders , and bring in Federal troops ? " Well , there was a Peace Party , and Samuel McNutt was one of its leaders . He circulated a petition against the draft , and he and like - minded citizens did speak against the Confederacy , but ...
... leaders , and bring in Federal troops ? " Well , there was a Peace Party , and Samuel McNutt was one of its leaders . He circulated a petition against the draft , and he and like - minded citizens did speak against the Confederacy , but ...
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... leaders of the Democratic Party , and both were considered for the presidency - Calhoun served as vice president under Andrew Jackson . Gradually however , Calhoun and Benton diverged in political philosophy until they became ...
... leaders of the Democratic Party , and both were considered for the presidency - Calhoun served as vice president under Andrew Jackson . Gradually however , Calhoun and Benton diverged in political philosophy until they became ...
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In What Ways Were We Warped? | 15 |
Some Functions of Public History | 23 |
THE FAR WEST | 51 |
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Lies Across America: What American Historic Sites Get Wrong James W. Loewen Vista previa limitada - 2007 |
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