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“An urgent report from the leading expert on how American history is taught in the nation’s schools."
—Jill Lepore, author of These Truths

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“An urgent report from the leading expert on how American history is taught in the nation’s schools."—Jill Lepore, author of These Truths

“If every K-12 teacher of history and social studies read just three chapters of this book . . . the ensuing transformation of our populace would save our democracy.”—James W. Loewen, author of Lies My Teacher Told Me

“No one is more insightful than Sam Wineburg in explaining how the internet is affecting student learning today, and how it can better fulfill its promise."—Daniel Willingham, University of Virginia, author of Why Students Don’t Like School

"Historians generally know more about what we teach than about what students learn. Sam Wineburg tells us why that's a problem. We need to listen."—James Grossman, executive director of the American Historical Association

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