Lies My Teacher Told Me about Christopher Columbus What Your History Books Got Wrong |
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Author:
| Loewen, James W. |
ISBN: | 978-1-59558-985-9 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2014 |
Publisher: | New Press, The
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $24.99 |
Book Description:
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Some myths don't die, and lies are still being told about Christopher Columbus: that he 'discovered' the Americas, that the land was sparsely populated by native people, that those people were primitive and that they submitted to Columbus's 'God-like' authority.
Some myths don't die, and lies are still being told about Christopher Columbus: that he 'discovered' the Americas, that the land was sparsely populated by native people, that those people were primitive and that they submitted to Columbus's 'God-like' authority.