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A book by the bestselling, American Book Award-winning author.
In Lies Across America, James W. Loewen continues his mission, begun in the award-winning Lies My Teacher Told Me, of overturning the myths and misinformation that too often pass for American history. This is a one-of-a-kind examination of historic sites all over the country where history is literally written on the landscape, including historical markers, monuments, historic houses, forts, and ships.
New changes and updates include:
• A town in Louisiana that was the site of a major but now-forgotten slave uprising
• A totally revised tour of the memory and intentional forgetting of slavery and the Civil War in Richmond, Virginia
• The hideout of a gang in Delaware that made money by kidnapping free blacks and selling them into slavery
Entertaining and enlightening, Lies Across America also has a serious role to play in contemporary debates about white supremacy and Confederate memorials.
In Lies Across America, James W. Loewen continues his mission, begun in the award-winning Lies My Teacher Told Me, of overturning the myths and misinformation that too often pass for American history. This is a one-of-a-kind examination of historic sites all over the country where history is literally written on the landscape, including historical markers, monuments, historic houses, forts, and ships.
New changes and updates include:
• A town in Louisiana that was the site of a major but now-forgotten slave uprising
• A totally revised tour of the memory and intentional forgetting of slavery and the Civil War in Richmond, Virginia
• The hideout of a gang in Delaware that made money by kidnapping free blacks and selling them into slavery
Entertaining and enlightening, Lies Across America also has a serious role to play in contemporary debates about white supremacy and Confederate memorials.
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Reviews
"Brims with fascinating history."
Los Angeles Times
"Every state has puffed-up heroes, bloated pioneer legend and inflated tales of military triumph. This book, sharp as a tack, punctures the worst of them."
Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
"A fascinating book."
The Sacramento Bee