Americans have lost touch with their history, and in Lies My Teacher Told Me Professor James Loewen shows why. After surveying eighteen leading high school American history texts, he has concluded that not one does a decent job of making history interesting or memorable. Marred by an embarrassing combination of blind patriotism, mindless optimism, sheer misinformation, and outright lies, these books omit almost all the ambiguity, passion, conflict, and drama from our past.In this revised edition, packed with updated material, Loewen explores how historical myths continue to be perpetuated in today's climate and adds an eye-opening chapter on the lies surrounding 9/11 and the Iraq War. From the truth about Columbus's historic voyages to an honest evaluation of our national leaders, Loewen revives our history, restoring the vitality and relevance it truly possesses. Thought provoking, nonpartisan, and often shocking, Loewen unveils the real America in this iconoclastic classic beloved by high school teachers, history buffs, and enlightened citizens across the country.

The life of Harry S. Truman is one of the greatest of American stories, filled with vivid characters -- Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Wallace Truman, George Marshall, Joe McCarthy, and Dean Acheson -- and dramatic events. In this riveting biography, acclaimed historian David McCullough not only captures the man -- a more complex, informed, and determined man than ever before imagined -- but also the turbulent times in which he rose, boldly, to meet unprecedented challenges. The last president to serve as a living link between the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries, Truman's story spans the raw world of the Missouri frontier, World War I, the powerful Pendergast machine of Kansas City, the legendary Whistle-Stop Campaign of 1948, and the decisions to drop the atomic bomb, confront Stalin at Potsdam, send troops to Korea, and fire General MacArthur. Drawing on newly discovered archival material and extensive interviews with Truman's own family, friends, and Washington colleagues, McCullough tells the deeply moving story of the seemingly ordinary "man from Missouri" who was perhaps the most courageous president in our history.

This first book in the four-volume narrative history series for elementary students will transform your study of history. The Story of the World has won awards from numerous homeschooling magazines and readers' polls—over 150,000 copies of the series in print!What terrible secret was buried in Shi Huangdi's tomb? Did nomads like lizard stew? What happened to Anansi the Spider in the Village of the Plantains? And how did a six-year-old become the last emperor of Rome? Told in a straightforward, engaging style that has become Susan Wise Bauer's trademark, The Story of the World series covers the sweep of human history from ancient times until the present. Africa, China, Europe, the Americas—find out what happened all around the world in long-ago times. This first revised volume begins with the earliest nomads and ends with the last Roman emperor. Newly revised and updated, The Story of the World, Volume 1 includes maps, a new timeline, more illustrations, and additional parental aids. This read-aloud series is designed for parents to share with elementary-school children. Enjoy it together and introduce your child to the marvelous story of the world's civilizations. Each Story of the World volume provides a full year of history study when combined with the Activity Book, Audiobook, and Tests—each available separately to accompany each volume of The Story of the World Text Book. Volume 1 Grade Recommendation: Grades 1-5. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white drawings and maps

If you need to know it, it’s in this book. Cracking the AP World History, 2012 Edition, includes:    • 2 full-length practice tests, fully updated for the May 2012 Exam    • Comprehensive review of all topics from prehistoric times to the present    • Timelines, summaries, and key term lists in every chapter    • Helpful strategies for writing high-scoring DBQ and free-response essays    • Advice on how to use Process of Elimination to maximize your multiple-choice section score    • Updated strategies which reflect the AP test scoring change    • Detailed explanations for every practice question

This all-new test preparation manual helps students to succeed on the SAT Subject Test in U.S. History with: A Diagnostic Test to help students pinpoint their strengths and weaknesses  Three more full-length practice tests with all questions answered and explained An in-depth review of U.S. history, starting with European colonization of North America and covering major topics that include: The American Revolution, the Federalist Age, Expansion and the wars with Mexico, the Civil War and Reconstruction, Settlement of the West, U.S. involvement in World War I, the Great Depression and FDR's New Deal, World War II, the Civil Rights movement, the Vietnam era, American scientific and technological advances, Important Supreme Court cases, and much more Subject review quizzes following every five chapters Appendix containing the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution

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If you need to know it, it’s in this book. Cracking the AP U.S. History, 2012 Edition, includes:   • 2 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations    • In-depth history review of key and terms and concepts organized by time period, including the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the creation of government and early democracy, the Civil War and Reconstruction, the Machine Age, the early twentieth century, post-World War America, and more   • Winning strategies to help you crack the multiple-choice section    • Detailed coverage of both essay types—document-based questions and free-response questions       • Updated strategies which reflect the AP test scoring change

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