Founding myths : stories that hide our patriotic past

Raphael, Ray.

Book 2004

Examines thirteen well-known American stories, including those about Paul Revere's legendary ride and Thomas Jefferson's pivotal role in the establishment of American equality, contending that many of their surrounding myths are not supported by recent scholarship.

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ISBN:

9781595580733
9781565849211
0965551806

Description:

x, 354 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Inventing a past
Paul Revere's ride
Molly Pitcher
The man who made a revolution : Sam Adams
The shot heard 'round the world : Lexington and Concord
The winter at Valley Forge
Jefferson's Declaration of Independence
Founding Fathers : the greatest generation
"Give me liberty or give me death"
"Do not fire till you see the whites of their eyes"
Patriotic slaves
Brutal British
The final battle at Yorktown
March of the American people
Storybook nation, or, Why we tell tall tales

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2004040279

Control Number:

2911016

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