A Patriot's History of the United States · From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror

A Patriot's History of the United States · From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror
Authors
Schweikart, Larry & Allen, Michael
Publisher
Sentinel
Tags
history , politics
ISBN
9781595230324
Date
2004-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Size
1.19 MB
Lang
en
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For the past three decades, many history professors have allowed their biases

to distort the way America’s past is taught. These intellectuals have searched

for instances of racism, sexism, and bigotry in our history while downplaying

the greatness of America’s patriots and the achievements of “dead white men.”

As a result, more emphasis is placed on Harriet Tubman than on George

Washington; more about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War

II than about D-Day or Iwo Jima; more on the dangers we faced from Joseph

McCarthy than those we faced from Josef Stalin.

_A Patriot’s History of the United States_ corrects those doctrinaire biases.

In this groundbreaking book, America’s discovery, founding, and development

are reexamined with an appreciation for the elements of public virtue,

personal liberty, and private property that make this nation uniquely

successful. This book offers a long-overdue acknowledgment of America’s true

and proud history.