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Description edit
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 sites all over the country where history is... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Lincoln: Add a description of this character.
- Sherman
- Thomas Jefferson
- Buchanan
- Sutter
- Robert E. Lee
- John Brown
- Pierce
- Elizabeth Van Lew
- Massasoit
- Greenwood
- Andrew Jackson
- Perez
- Harper
- Jefferson Davis
- Ellsworth
- John C. Calhoun
- Juanita
- Mark Twain
- Keller
- Wright
- James Mcpherson
- Hubbard
- Lucas
- Tony Horwitz
- Fancher
- White
- Armfield
- Mckinley
- Cather
- Lumpkin
- Woodrow Wilson
- Eric Foner
- Houghton Mifflin
- Colfax
- Hammond
- George C. Rable
- Morrow
- Dewey
- Destrehan
- Kamehameha
Setting & Locations edit
- United States
- America
- Richmond
- Virginia
- California
- Darien
- Texas
- South Carolina
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Indiana
- Arkansas
- Washington
- Vietnam
- Georgia
- Alabama
- North Carolina
- Utah
- Dearborn
- New York City
- Chicago
- Philadelphia
- Japan
- Manhattan
- Nevada
- Tennessee
- Missouri
- Massachusetts
- Amherst
- Centralia
- Kentucky
- New Mexico
- Alexandria
- Columbus
- Scottsboro
- Vermont
- Colorado
- Cambridge
- Oklahoma
- Spain
- Valley Forge
- Montana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Ohio
- Germany
- Pennsylvania
- Hampton
First Sentence edit
When I was a boy on our annual summer vacation trips, the family car seemed to stop at every historic marker and monument.
Authors & Contributors edit
- James W. Loewen (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 973
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Education › Education Theory › History
- Books › Nonfiction › Education › Policy
- Books › History › Historical Study › Historiography
- Books › History › Americas › United States
- Books › Professional & Technical › Education
- Books › History › World
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