Founding Myths: Stories That Hide Our Patriot by Ray Raphael

Founding Myths: Stories That Hide Our Patriot by Ray Raphael

First published ten years ago, award-winning historian Ray Raphael's Founding Myths has since established itself as a landmark of historical myth-busting. With Raphael's trademark wit and flair, Founding Myths exposed the errors and inventions in America's most cherished tales, from Paul Revere's famous ride to Patrick Henry's Liberty or Death speech. For the thousands who have been captivated by Raphael's eye-opening accounts, history has never been the same.

In this revised tenth-anniversary edition, Raphael revisits the original myths and further explores their evolution over time, uncovering new stories and peeling back new layers of misinformation. This new edition also examines the highly politicized debates over America's past, as well as how our approach to history in school reinforces rather than corrects historical mistakes.

A book that explores the truth behind the stories of the making of our nation (National Public Radio), this revised edition of Founding Myths will be a welcome resource for anyone seeking to separate historical fact from fiction.

Ray Raphael's ten books on the Founding Era include A People's History of the American Revolution (2001), Founding Myths: Stories That Hide Our Patriotic Past (2004), Mr. President: How and Why the Founders Created a Chief Executive (2012), and Constitutional Myths (2013). Having taught at Humboldt State University and College of the Redwoods, he is currently developing teaching tools for the Constitutional Sources Project (ConSource) and serving as an associate editor for the Journal of the American Revolution. He lives in Northern California.

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ISBN 13	9781567318869
ISBN 10	156731886X
Title	Founding Myths: Stories That Hide Our Patriot
Author	Ray Raphael
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Mjf Books
Number of pages	331
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.