Lies My Teacher Told Me About Christopher Columbus
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Lies My Teacher Told Me About Christopher Columbus by James W Loewen
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.
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 and a real Exploration."
—Ariel Dorfman, Walter Hines Page Chair of Literature and Latin American Studies, Duke University
"Every teacher in America could benefit by reading this fine work."
—Bill Bigelow, co-editor, Rethinking 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 and a real Exploration."
—Ariel Dorfman, Walter Hines Page Chair of Literature and Latin American Studies, Duke University
"Every teacher in America could benefit by reading this fine work."
—Bill Bigelow, co-editor, Rethinking Columbus
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 the National Council for the Social Studies, among many other honors. He is a regular contributor to the History Channel's History magazine. Loewen is a professor emeritus of sociology at the University of Vermont and lives in Washington, D.C.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781595589859 |
| ISBN 10 | 1595589856 |
| Title | Lies My Teacher Told Me About Christopher Columbus |
| Author | James W Loewen |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The New Press |
| Year published | 2014-09-04 |
| Number of pages | 48 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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