# 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. 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. |
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| | wikipedia:: [Lies My Teacher Told Me](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies_My_Teacher_Told_Me) |
> [!summary]- Wikipedia Synopsis
> **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. 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.
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