Myths of American history from the left, right, and center; also a discussion of the Why everything you thought you knew was wrong” genre of book. Sociologist Claude Fischer has an interesting review of an edited book, “Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past.” I’m a big fan of the “Why everything you thought you knew was wrong” genre—it’s a …
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