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Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past is a book of essays by 20 leading historians and other academics debunking popular beliefs regarding events in American history, as well as more contemporary issues.
Occupation (s) Writer, academic. Michael Lind (born April 23, 1962) is an American writer and academic. He has explained and defended the tradition of American democratic nationalism in a number of books, beginning with The Next American Nation: The New Nationalism and the Fourth American Revolution (1995). He is currently a professor at the ...
May 13, 2024 · Spencer, J. A./Wikimedia. Imagine a history where George Washington never chopped down a cherry tree, and Paul Revere’s ride was just a quiet trot. Welcome to actual American history, where fact ...
An origin myth is a type of myth that explains the beginnings of a natural or social aspect of the world. Creation myths are a type of origin myth narrating the formation of the universe. However, numerous cultures have stories that take place after the initial origin. These stories aim to explain the origins of natural phenomena or human ...
Jan 28, 2023 · Myth America review: superb group history of the lies that built a nation This article is more than 1 year old Julian Zelizer and Kevin Kruse marshal a fine array of historians for a bestselling ...
Jan 16, 2023 · Geoff Bennett: Well, let's talk about some of the essays, starting with Sarah Churchwell's essay titled "America First." She writes up the phrase, of the world view revived by Donald Trump.
Apr 21, 2023 · Historians Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer discuss their new book, “Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past.”. Recently, peculiar skirmishes have broken out ...
