Lies My Teacher Told Me About Christopher Columbus: What Your History Books Got Wrong
Language: English
America America - Discovery and exploration - Spanish America - Discovery and exploration - Spanish - Juvenile literature. America - Discovery and exploration - Spanish. Christopher Columbus Discovery and exploration Education Explorers Explorers. Fiction General Historiography History History & the past: general interest (Children's History - General History History of the Americas History: World Juvenile literature North American Reference & Home Learning Renaissance Spanish Study & Teaching United States United States - General World history YA)
Publisher: New Press
Published: Oct 15, 1992
Description:
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Art and text sum up the new thinking about Columbus in a graphically appealing format. Using this colorful 32" x 21" poster, students are introduced to artwork and writings from primary sources on the early history of the Americas. With this original material, teachers can help students understand the perspectives of people who were here first, analyze historical myths, and read their textbooks more critically. The booklet provides a full discussion of this period in history.