No More Lies: The Myth and the Reality of American HistoryHarper & Row, 1971 - 311 pagina's Explodes such American myths as free elections, the Mason-Dixon line, free enterprise, Emancipation, and the Puritan Pilgrims. |
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Pagina 92
... John Quincy Adams rose to the highest offices the new nation had to offer : first , Secretary of State under James Monroe and finally , President of the United States . When he left the presidency , John Quincy Adams did not settle down ...
... John Quincy Adams rose to the highest offices the new nation had to offer : first , Secretary of State under James Monroe and finally , President of the United States . When he left the presidency , John Quincy Adams did not settle down ...
Pagina 102
... John apart . Old John sized up the situation , walked over to his master's wife and slapped her across the face . His opponent pulled up his stake and ran away as fast as he could . Of course , Old John's master was outraged and ...
... John apart . Old John sized up the situation , walked over to his master's wife and slapped her across the face . His opponent pulled up his stake and ran away as fast as he could . Of course , Old John's master was outraged and ...
Pagina 134
... John Brown hoped to initiate a dramatic action that would strike such a chord of rebellion among the slaves that they would rise and liberate themselves . On the night of October 16 , 1859 , John Brown led a group of twenty - one men ...
... John Brown hoped to initiate a dramatic action that would strike such a chord of rebellion among the slaves that they would rise and liberate themselves . On the night of October 16 , 1859 , John Brown led a group of twenty - one men ...
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The Myth of the Puritan Pilgrim I | 1 |
The Myth of the Savage | 31 |
The Myth of the Founding Fathers | 64 |
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