Lies my teacher told me: everything your American history textbook got wrong

Introduction: Something has gone very wrong

Handicapped by history: the process of hero-making

1493: the true importance of Christopher Columbus

Truth about the first Thanksgiving

Red eyes

"Gone with the wind": the invisibility of racism in American history textbooks

John Brown and Abraham Lincoln: the invisibility of antiracism in American history textbooks

Land of opportunity

Watching big brother: what textbooks teach about the federal government

See no evil: choosing not to look at the War in Vietnam

Down the memory hole: the disappearance of the recent past

Progress is our most important product

Why is history taught like this?

What is the result of teaching history like this?

Afterword: The future lies ahead

and what to do about them.

Introduction: Something has gone very wrong --

Handicapped by history : the process of hero-making --

1493 : the true importance of Christopher Columbus --

The truth about the first Thanksgiving --

Red eyes --

"Gone with the wind" : the invisibility of racism in American history textbooks --

John Brown and Abraham Lincoln : the invisibility of antiracism in American history textbooks --

The land of opportunity --

Watching Big Brother : what textbooks teach about the federal government --

See no evil : choosing not to look at the War in Vietnam --

Down the memory hole : the disappearance of the recent past --

Progress is our most important product --

Why is history taught like this? --

What is the result of teaching history like this? --

Afterword: The future lies ahead

and what to do about them.