Sociologist james w loewen lies

1995 book by sociologist James W. Loewen

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] In the book, Loewen concludes that the textbook authors propagate false, Eurocentric, and mythologized views of American history.

In addition to his critique of the dominant historical themes presented in high school textbooks, Loewen presents themes from history that he believes should be presented in high school textbooks.

Themes

In Lies My Teacher Told Me, Loewen criticizes modern American high school history textbooks for containing incorrect information about people and events such as Christopher Columbus, the lies and inaccuracies in the history books regarding the dealings between the Europeans and the Native Americans, and their often deceptive and inaccurate teachings told about America's commer