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Index Lies My Teacher Told Me

Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong is a 1995 book by James W. Loewen that critically examines twelve popular American high school history textbooks.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 30 relations: A People's History of the United States, African-American history, Allyn & Bacon, Alternative facts, American Book Awards, American Educational Studies Association, Christopher Columbus, Commemorative plaque, D. C. Heath and Company, Eurocentrism, Harcourt (publisher), Hero, Historiography, History of the United States, Holt McDougal, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Howard Zinn, James W. Loewen, Jere T. Humphreys, Lies Across America, List of common misconceptions, McGraw Hill Education, Myth, Oliver Cox, Pearson Education, Prentice Hall, Scott Foresman, Secondary school, The American Pageant, The New Press.

  2. American Book Award-winning works
  3. Education controversies in the United States
  4. Eurocentrism
  5. History education
  6. Textbook controversies
  7. The New Press books

A People's History of the United States

A People's History of the United States is a 1980 nonfiction book (updated in 2003) by American historian and political scientist Howard Zinn. Lies My Teacher Told Me and a People's History of the United States are history books about the United States.

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African-American history

African-American history started with the arrival of Africans to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries.

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Allyn & Bacon

Allyn & Bacon, founded in 1868, is a higher education textbook publisher in the areas of education, humanities and social sciences.

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Alternative facts

"Alternative facts" was a phrase used by U.S. Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway during a Meet the Press interview on January 22, 2017, in which she defended White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's false statement about the attendance numbers of Donald Trump's inauguration as President of the United States.

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American Book Awards

The American Book Award is an American literary award that annually recognizes a set of books and people for "outstanding literary achievement".

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American Educational Studies Association

The American Educational Studies Association (AESA) is an international learned society dedicated to research on education.

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Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus (between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas.

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Commemorative plaque

A commemorative plaque, or simply plaque, or in other places referred to as a historical marker, historic marker, or historic plaque, is a plate of metal, ceramic, stone, wood, or other material, typically attached to a wall, stone, or other vertical surface, and bearing text or an image in relief, or both, to commemorate one or more persons, an event, a former use of the place, or some other thing.

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D. C. Heath and Company

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Eurocentrism

Eurocentrism (also Eurocentricity or Western-centrism) refers to viewing the West as the center of world events or superior to all other cultures.

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Harcourt (publisher)

Harcourt was an American publishing firm with a long history of publishing fiction and nonfiction for adults and children.

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Hero

A hero (feminine: heroine) is a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or strength.

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Historiography

Historiography is the study of the methods used by historians in developing history as an academic discipline, and by extension, the term historiography is any body of historical work on a particular subject.

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History of the United States

The history of the lands that became the United States began with the arrival of the first people in the Americas around 15,000 BC.

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Holt McDougal

Holt McDougal is an American publishing company, a division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, that specializes in textbooks for use in high schools.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) is an American publisher of textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, and reference works.

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Howard Zinn

Howard Zinn (August 24, 1922January 27, 2010) was an American historian, playwright, philosopher, socialist intellectual and World War II veteran.

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James W. Loewen

James William Loewen (February 6, 1942August 19, 2021) was an American sociologist, historian, and author.

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Jere T. Humphreys

Jere T. Humphreys (born March 26, 1949, Tennessee) is an American music scholar who applies historical, quantitative, philosophical, and sociological research methods to music education and arts business.

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Lies Across America

Lies Across America, a 1999 book by James Loewen, is a sequel to his 1995 work Lies My Teacher Told Me. Lies My Teacher Told Me and Lies Across America are historical revisionism and history books about the United States.

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List of common misconceptions

Each entry on this list of common misconceptions is worded as a correction; the misconceptions themselves are implied rather than stated.

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McGraw Hill Education

McGraw Hill is an American publishing company for educational content, software, and services for pre-K through postgraduate education.

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Myth

Myth is a genre of folklore consisting primarily of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society.

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Oliver Cox

Oliver Cromwell Cox (24 August 1901 – 4 September 1974) was a Trinidadian-American sociologist.

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Pearson Education

Pearson Education, known since 2011 as simply Pearson, is the educational publishing and services subsidiary of the international corporation Pearson plc.

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Prentice Hall

Prentice Hall was a major American educational publisher.

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Scott Foresman

Scott Foresman was an elementary educational publisher for PreK through Grade 6 in all subject areas.

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Secondary school

A secondary school or high school is an institution that provides secondary education.

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The American Pageant

The American Pageant, initially published by Thomas A. Bailey in 1956, is an American high school history textbook often used for AP United States History, AICE American History as well as IB History of the Americas courses. Lies My Teacher Told Me and the American Pageant are 20th-century history books and history books about the United States.

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The New Press

The New Press is an independent non-profit public-interest book publisher established in 1992 by André SchiffrinReid, Calvin (December 2, 2013),, Publishers Weekly.

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See also

American Book Award-winning works

Education controversies in the United States

Eurocentrism

History education

Textbook controversies

The New Press books

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies_My_Teacher_Told_Me

Also known as Lies My Teacher Taught Me, Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong, Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your History Textbook Got Wrong.