"Lies My Teacher Told Me" by James W. Loewen is a synopsis of historically significant people and how certain parts of their lives were either changed or neglected in society's modern text books. Perhaps by focusing in on these people and the lost pieces of their lives a better understanding of American history can be obtained, maybe even an identity could be developed for this young country. My perception of American history was instilled in …showed first 75 words of 1824 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1824 total…record all parts of history and teach our children how to shape American society. America is still young and lacking an identity, but if historians can tell all the facts, even the bad points of our past heroes then we as a nation and society can grow. This may be the only way to truly figure out who we all really are and what we must do to come together as a country, even world.