Leo T. reviewed on 11/15/2017 + 1775 more book reviews

The introduction is well worth reading, emphasizing there is not one view of history, as well as several other points. Loewen criticizes US History textbooks for poor coverage of the most recent twenty years (15). High school history books also smooth too much past controversies and employ 'God-like tones (16),' leaving students prone to not question or analyze the text. Of course, the authors of American History textbooks are not held in high esteem in the profession.
In fact, this book would be useful in an eighth or eleventh grade history class that emphasizes reading, with the Intro being read and discussed by the whole class, followed by Chapter 2 The First Thanksgiving. Squanto traveled widely, to Newfoundland, England, and Spain. Chapter 4 Indians, Chapter 5 Racism in our US History textbooks, Chapter 6 John Brown (argues that antiracism is poorly covered in US History textbooks), Chapter 7 America as the land of opportunity, Chapter 8 Federal government involvement.

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