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An excerpt:
"What story do textbooks tell about our government? First, they imply that the state we line in today is the state created in 1789. Textbook authors overlook the possibility that the balance of powers set forth in the Constitution, granting some power to each branch of the federal government, some to the states, and reserving some for individuals, has been decisively altered over the last two hundred years. The federal government they picture is still the people’s servant, manageable and tractable."
Title: Lies My Teacher Told Me Second edition
Author: James Loewen
I read the first many years ago. Either is a very interesting look at US history textbooks, and the tale they tell.
"What story do textbooks tell about our government? First, they imply that the state we line in today is the state created in 1789. Textbook authors overlook the possibility that the balance of powers set forth in the Constitution, granting some power to each branch of the federal government, some to the states, and reserving some for individuals, has been decisively altered over the last two hundred years. The federal government they picture is still the people’s servant, manageable and tractable."
Title: Lies My Teacher Told Me Second edition
Author: James Loewen
I read the first many years ago. Either is a very interesting look at US history textbooks, and the tale they tell.
