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04-July-2014
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First published ten years ago, award-winning historian Ray Raphael's "Founding Myths" has since established itself as a landmark of historical myth-busting. With the author's trademark wit and flair, "Founding Myths" exposes the errors and inventions in America's most cherished tales, from Paul Revere's famous ride to Patrick Henry's "Liberty or Death" speech. For the seventy thousand readers who have been captivated by Raphael's eye-opening accounts, history has never been the same. In this revised tenth-anniversary edition, Raphael revisits the original myths and explores their further evolution over the past decade, uncovering new stories and peeling back additional layers of misinformation. This new edition also examines the highly politicized debates over America's past, as well as how school textbooks and popular histories often reinforce rather than correct historical mistakes. A book that "explores the truth behind the stories of the making of our nation" (National Public Radio), this revised edition of "Founding Myths" will be a welcome resource for anyone seeking to separate historical fact from fiction.

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    ISBN-13
    9781595589491
    Author
    Ray Raphael
    Publisher
    New Press, The
    Published
    04-July-2014
    Format
    Paperback / softback
    Pages
    432

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    First published ten years ago, award-winning historian Ray Raphael's "Founding Myths" has since established itself as a landmark of historical myth-busting. With the author's trademark wit and flair, "Founding Myths" exposes the errors and inventions in America's most cherished tales, from Paul Revere's famous ride to Patrick Henry's "Liberty or Death" speech. For the seventy thousand readers who have been captivated by Raphael's eye-opening accounts, history has never been the same. In this revised tenth-anniversary edition, Raphael revisits the original myths and explores their further evolution over the past decade, uncovering new stories and peeling back additional layers of misinformation. This new edition also examines the highly politicized debates over America's past, as well as how school textbooks and popular histories often reinforce rather than correct historical mistakes. A book that "explores the truth behind the stories of the making of our nation" (National Public Radio), this revised edition of "Founding Myths" will be a welcome resource for anyone seeking to separate historical fact from fiction.

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