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A college professor debunks the myths that have infiltrated America's school curricula.

In 1995, James W. Loewen penned the classic work of criticism Lies My Teacher Told Me, a left-leaning corrective that addressed much of what was sanitized and omitted from American history books.

But in the decades that followed,…

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1 author picked Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I appreciated Wilfred Reilly's no-nonsense approach in challenging much of the misinformation about history that permeates the public today. He simply lays out facts, letting all of that tell the story, rather than trying to force the facts to fit into his conclusions. It's refreshing for someone to take a step back, and examine historical events without being swayed simply by what's popular or what's en vogue with public perception.

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