Myth America A Historical Anthology, Volume 2

Name: Myth America A Historical Anthology, Volume 2
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ISBN: 9781933385136

ISBN-10: 1933385138

ISBN-13: 9781933385136

Edition: 2nd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Patrick Gerster, Nicholas J. Cords

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The idea for Myth America grew out of our won teaching experiences. In continuously dealing with students who for the most part were beginning their collegiate study of American history, we found that a thematic approach to the nation's past was stimulating. The theme of myth as threads within the diverse tapestry of cultural experience proved to be especially engaging. The selected historical myths discussed and analyzed in Myth America can best be understood as a series of false beliefs about America's past. They are false beliefs, however, that have been accepted as true and acted upon as real, and in that acting they have acquired truth. Therefore, myths remain both true and false…

Book details

List price: $40.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/21/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 7.01" wide x 10.00" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Introdution



Myths of Reconstuction & the Gilded Age



American Myths at Century's End



Myths of Progressivism & the 1920s



Myths of Politics & Foreign Affairs



Social Myths of Modern America