To further analyze American history, and eliminate the truths from the myths, Loewen takes us through a journey of revealing the mindless optimism, blind patriotism, lies and misinformation that cloud most history books. He analyzes the information contained in 12 high school history books and s analyzes this information, providing what he believes is the truth, and separating it from the lies. Loewen provides an honest evaluation of the history of the United States, giving life and value into a history that had become very boring and monotonous.
Introduction
The lies that have replaced the actual history of the American people are slowly taking a negative toll on the learners. The latter abhor history as a subject and believe that it has been changed to fit what is acceptable in schools. Loewen provides a revelation into the history of the American people, separating the truths from the lies. He restores the relevance and the vitality of our history as a …show more content…
His struggles to set out on the voyage is revealed, his exploration and greed for wealth and gold are not erased from history. James Loewen simply gives the bold truth of the history of the United States. Loewen discusses in this chapter that unlike the false statements in most textbooks, America had been discovered before Christopher Columbus' voyages, and had he not discovered it, someone else would have.
Loewen sheds light on the struggle of Columbus to set the voyages going. He had to plead with monarch after monarch in Western Europe to allow and fund his expedition until Isabella the queen of Spain noticed the worthiness of his expedition and underwrote it. During the journey, Columbus had clashed with the members of the crew who almost threw him aboard. His arrival in America was followed by amassing wealth in the form of gold and dominating the native
Introduction
The lies that have replaced the actual history of the American people are slowly taking a negative toll on the learners. The latter abhor history as a subject and believe that it has been changed to fit what is acceptable in schools. Loewen provides a revelation into the history of the American people, separating the truths from the lies. He restores the relevance and the vitality of our history as a …show more content…
His struggles to set out on the voyage is revealed, his exploration and greed for wealth and gold are not erased from history. James Loewen simply gives the bold truth of the history of the United States. Loewen discusses in this chapter that unlike the false statements in most textbooks, America had been discovered before Christopher Columbus' voyages, and had he not discovered it, someone else would have.
Loewen sheds light on the struggle of Columbus to set the voyages going. He had to plead with monarch after monarch in Western Europe to allow and fund his expedition until Isabella the queen of Spain noticed the worthiness of his expedition and underwrote it. During the journey, Columbus had clashed with the members of the crew who almost threw him aboard. His arrival in America was followed by amassing wealth in the form of gold and dominating the native