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Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past

Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past

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  • Author：Kevin M. Kruse
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Summary

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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Reviews

Brian Miller ，

This book ought to be required reading for all American History majors。 It debunks many of the most common myths in American history in a clear， entertaining way。

LA ，

Woke nonsense。

Jessa Franco ，

I was expecting "George Washington and the Cherry Tree" types of myths， but this was very different。 Well researched and fascinating！ I was expecting "George Washington and the Cherry Tree" types of myths， but this was very different。 Well researched and fascinating！ 。。。more

Rebecca Brenner Graham， PhD ，

edited by Princeton History Professors Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer， each chapter of Myth America unpacks， historicizes， and debunks an American myth。 chapters include the topics of immigration from Erika Lee， empire from Daniel Immerwahr， socialism from Michael Kazin， the New Deal from Eric Rachway， the Lost Cause from Karen L。 Cox， and many additional chapters relating to contemporary politics by Glenda Gilmore， Lawrence Glickman， Elizabeth Hinton， Kathleen Belew， Natalia Mehlman Petrzela， a edited by Princeton History Professors Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer， each chapter of Myth America unpacks， historicizes， and debunks an American myth。 chapters include the topics of immigration from Erika Lee， empire from Daniel Immerwahr， socialism from Michael Kazin， the New Deal from Eric Rachway， the Lost Cause from Karen L。 Cox， and many additional chapters relating to contemporary politics by Glenda Gilmore， Lawrence Glickman， Elizabeth Hinton， Kathleen Belew， Natalia Mehlman Petrzela， and more。 introduction historicizes myth-making: the media environment and the Right’s assault on truth。 the contributors’ chapters transcend that context。 myths involving exceptionalism， “vanishing” Native Americans， hidden empire， and the Lost Cause have consistently infiltrated the full political spectrum。 Myth America takes a stab at unpacking and debunking them。 。。。more

Grouchy Historian ，

I felt this book was very uneven in the quality of the essays。 Some of them were excellent and thought provoking， others could have been essays in the New Republic， Salon or Vox。 The vast majority of them are attacks on conservatives， Republicans， and especially Donald Trump， who continues to live in the heads of liberals everywhere。 Does it correct American myths？ I’m uncertain。 Does it rigorously advance numerous liberal talking points。 Completely。 Be skeptical。

Ashley ，

Another great read from Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer that follows in the footsteps of their previous publication Fault Lines。 The historians take on popular controversial topics such as confederate monuments， police violence， voter fraud， etc。 draws the reader in and provides a framework for making comparisons to what we hear in the modern news cycles。 Special shoutout to the final chapter by Carol Anderson who has written quite a few excellent books in recent years regarding voting and the im Another great read from Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer that follows in the footsteps of their previous publication Fault Lines。 The historians take on popular controversial topics such as confederate monuments， police violence， voter fraud， etc。 draws the reader in and provides a framework for making comparisons to what we hear in the modern news cycles。 Special shoutout to the final chapter by Carol Anderson who has written quite a few excellent books in recent years regarding voting and the impact of race and the 2nd amendment。 Thanks to Net Galley for the digital advanced reader copy！ 。。。more

Brandon Westlake ，

I am familiar with both Kruse and Zelizer and their work on post 1973 history。 Really like the concept of this collected set of essays on everything from American Exceptionalism to police violence。 This is a great edition for someone wanting to cut through a lot of the research to understand key ideas in American historiography。 They all stand equally to me， although there are some historians that I was looking forward to reading over others。 The risk in these works is that it is usually unbalan I am familiar with both Kruse and Zelizer and their work on post 1973 history。 Really like the concept of this collected set of essays on everything from American Exceptionalism to police violence。 This is a great edition for someone wanting to cut through a lot of the research to understand key ideas in American historiography。 They all stand equally to me， although there are some historians that I was looking forward to reading over others。 The risk in these works is that it is usually unbalanced， with some very strong and then some very weak entries。 Kruse and Zelizer found the best people for the topics that are in this book， and expertise， along with clarity is what this book offers the best。 I feel this is a book that casual readers may be attracted to （although， any conservative Trump supporters will be turned off immediately by the introduction， but in all fairness， the America First chapter was the one I think I learned the most through）。 As a well-read history teacher， I can't say there was a lot that I had not known or considered， but I think for undergrads， this is a great look at history by breaking down concepts that we think we know， or， those that students may just not have background information on to adequately explain。 。。。more

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