Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen is the September book for the History Book Club. Join in person at the Civic Center Library in the Board Room or via Zoom at: https://bit.ly/hcebc on Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. Registration is not necessary to attend in person or on Zoom.

Book Summary: “What started out as a survey of the twelve leading American history textbooks has ended up being what the San Francisco Chronicle calls "an extremely convincing plea for truth in education." James W. Loewen brings history alive in all its complexity and ambiguity. Beginning with pre-Columbian history and ranging over characters and events as diverse as Reconstruction, Helen Keller, the first Thanksgiving, the My Lai massacre, 9/11, and the Iraq War, Loewen offers an eye-opening critique of existing textbooks, and a wonderful retelling of American history as it should―and could―be taught to American students.” –the publisher

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