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Lies my teacher told me : a graphic adaptation Cover Image Book Book

Lies my teacher told me : a graphic adaptation / James W. Loewen and Nate Powell.

Loewen, James W., (author.). Powell, Nate, (illustrator.). New Press, (publisher.).

Summary:

"A graphic adaptation of the bestselling book about what most American history textbooks get wrong"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781620977033
  • ISBN: 1620977036
  • Physical Description: 264 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : The New Press, 2024.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Adapted and illustrated by Nate Powell"--front cover.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction. Something has gone very wrong -- 1. Handicapped by history: The process of hero making -- 2. 1493: The true importance of Christopher Columbus -- 3. The first Thanksgiving -- 4. Red eyes -- 5. Gone with the wind: The invisibility of racism in American history textbooks -- 6. John Brown and Abraham Lincoln: The invisibility of antiracism in American history textbooks -- 7. The land of opportunity -- 8. Watching big brother: What textbooks teach about the Federal government -- 9. See no evil: Choosing not to look at the war in Vietnam -- 10. Down the memory hole: The disappearance of the recent past -- 11. History and the future -- 12. Does this way of teaching history work? -- Afterword. The future lies ahead (and what to do about them).
Target Audience Note:
Grades 7-9 The New Press.

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