Lies My Teacher Told Me
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Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Afterword
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All Themes Bias Ambiguity The Power of the Individual Textbook Production The Role of Ideas in History
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All Characters Christopher Columbus J. Edgar Hoover Helen Keller President Abraham Lincoln President Woodrow Wilson
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All Symbols The First Thanksgiving
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Lies My Teacher Told Me

by James Loewen
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Introduction Intro
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Summary & Analysis
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
  • Chapter 10
  • Chapter 11
  • Chapter 12
  • Chapter 13
  • Afterword
Themes
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  • Bias Theme Icon
    Bias
  • Ambiguity Theme Icon
    Ambiguity
  • The Power of the Individual Theme Icon
    The Power of the Individual
  • Textbook Production Theme Icon
    Textbook Production
  • The Role of Ideas in History Theme Icon
    The Role of Ideas in History
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Christopher Columbus
  • J. Edgar Hoover
  • Helen Keller
  • President Abraham Lincoln
  • President Woodrow Wilson
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • The First Thanksgiving Symbol Icon
    The First Thanksgiving
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There aren’t many symbols in Lies My Teacher Told Me, since it’s a work of nonfiction (and, in a way, a work of meta-nonfiction, or nonfiction about nonfiction). One exception to this rule is…

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