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Americas top historiansset the record straightonthe most pernicious myths aboutour nationspast

The United States is in the grip of a crisis of bad historyDistortionsof the past promotedinthe conservativemedia have ledlarge numbers of Americansto believe in fictions over factsmaking constructive dialogue impossible andimperilingour democracy

InMyth America KevinMKruse and JulianEZelizerhave assembled an allstar team offellowhistorians topush backagainst this misinformation The contributors debunk narratives that portray the New Deal and Great Society as failuresimmigrants as hostile invadersandfeminists as antifamilywarriorsamong numerousotherpartisanliesBased ona firm foundation ofhistoricalscholarshiptheir findingsrevitalize our understanding of American history

Replacing myths with research and realityMyth Americais essential reading amidtodaysheateddebatesabout our nations past