The release date for the English version of 'Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong' by
James W. Loewen is Sep 1996. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
This national best-seller exposes the ways in which American kids are taught history in a manner that is both educational and sometimes disturbing. The Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for Distinguished Anti-Racist Scholarship and the American Book Award were both awarded by Lies My Teacher Told Me.
You'll be surprised by what sociology professor and eminent historian James W. Loewen finds after closely examining 12 widely used textbooks. He believes that none of these books succeeds in making the topic engaging or memorable. Even worse is the abundance of false information, naive optimism, and blind patriotism that permeate the pages.
Loewen dissects the falsehoods we've been taught, covering everything from the truth about Christopher Columbus to the brutal realities of the Vietnam War. Brian Keeler, who narrates "All My Children" and "The Hurricane," in this audiobook, will alter your perspective on history forever.