American History textbooks are filled with "feel-good" history. However, it is only applies to white students. Many people are offended by the information taught in the textbooks, and who can blame them? Textbooks change truths, and sometimes even completely make new "truths." They omit many facts and events. All-in-all, they lie to the students and teachers. In Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong, Loewen discusses not only the "myths and misinformation of American History," but also reasons why authors write the books the way they do, and what we should do about it.
Loewen wrote this book for many reasons. He, too, was once a student, sitting in history class, trying to figure out a way to get out. …
