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