In this "incisive" (Vanity Fair) and "authoritative" (New York
Times) instant New York Times bestseller, America's top
historians set the record straight on the most pernicious myths about
our nation's past
The United States is in the grip of a crisis of bad history. Distortions
of the past promoted in the conservative media have led large numbers of
Americans to believe in fictions over facts, making constructive
dialogue impossible and imperiling our democracy.
In Myth America, Kevin M. Kruse and Julian E. Zelizer have assembled
an all-star team of fellow historians to push back against this
misinformation. The contributors debunk narratives that portray the New
Deal and Great Society as failures, immigrants as hostile invaders, and
feminists as anti-family warriors--among numerous other partisan lies.
Based on a firm foundation of historical scholarship, their findings
revitalize our understanding of American history.
Replacing myths with research and reality, Myth America is essential
reading amid today's heated debates about our nation's past.
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With Essays By**
Akhil Reed Amar - Kathleen Belew - Carol Anderson - Kevin M. Kruse -
Erika Lee - Daniel Immerwahr - Elizabeth Hinton - Naomi Oreskes - Erik
M. Conway - Ari Kelman - Geraldo Cadava - David A. Bell - Joshua Zeitz -
Sarah Churchwell - Michael Kazin - Karen L. Cox - Eric Rauchway - Glenda
Gilmore - Natalia Mehlman Petrzela - Lawrence B. Glickman - Julian E.
Zelizer
