Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-367) and index.
Contents
Preface: They have Changed, Yet Remain the Same--Acknowledgements--Introduction: something has gone very wrong -- 1493 : the true importance of Christopher Columbus -- The truth about the first Thanksgiving -- Red eyes -- "Gone with the wind" : the invisibility of racism in American history textbooks -- John Brown and Abraham Lincoln : the invisibility of antiracism in American history textbooks -- The land of opportunity -- Watching Big Brother : what textbooks teach about the federal government -- Down the memory hole : the disappearance of the recent past -- Progress is our most important product -- Why is history taught like this? -- Afterword: the future lies ahead--and what to do about them.
Summary
Loewen offers an eye-opening critique of existing textbooks and a fascinating retelling of American history as it should be taught to American students.
