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Politically Incorrect Guide to American History by Thomas E. Woods Jr. (2004, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRegnery Publishing
ISBN-100895260476
ISBN-139780895260475
eBay Product ID (ePID)30766083
Product Key Features
Book TitlePolitically Incorrect Guide to American History
Number of Pages270 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
TopicSociology / General, American Government / General, United States / General, Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, Social Science, History
AuthorThomas E. Woods Jr.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight16.8 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width7.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-023736
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal973
SynopsisClaiming that most textbooks and popular history books were written by biased left-wing writers and scholars, historian Thomas Woods offers this guide as an alternative to "the stale and predictable platitudes of mainstream texts." Covering the colonial era through the Clinton administration, Woods seeks to debunk some persistent myths about American history. For instance, he writes, the Puritans were not racists intent on stealing the Indians' lands, the Founding Fathers were not revolutionaries but conservatives in the true sense of the word, the American War Between the States (to even call it a civil war is inaccurate, Woods says) was not principally about slavery, Abraham Lincoln was no friend to the slaves, and FDR's New Deal policies actually made the Depression worse. He also covers a wide range of constitutional interpretations over the years, particularly regarding the First, Second, Ninth, and Tenth amendments, and continually makes the point that states' rights have been unlawfully trampled upon by the federal government since the early days of the republic. Though its title is more deliberately provocative than accurate, Woods' attack on what he sees as rampant liberal revisionism over the past 25 years proves to be an interesting platform for a book. He's as biased as those he rails against, of course, but he does provoke thought in an entertaining way even if he sometimes tries to pass off opinion as hard facts. This quick and enjoyable read is packed with unfamiliar quotes, informative sidebars, iconoclastic viewpoints, and a list of books "you're not supposed to read." It is not a comprehensive or detailed study, but that is not its aim; instead, it offers ideas for further research and a challenge to readers to dig deeper and analyze some basic assumptions about American history--a worthy goal that Woods manages to reach. -, "The problem in America isn't so much what people don't know; the problem is what people think they know that just ain't so." --Thomas E. Woods Most Americans trust that their history professors and high school teachers will give students honest and accurate information. The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History makes it quite clear that liberal professors have misinformed our children for generations. Professor Thomas E. Woods, Jr. takes on the most controversial moments of American history and exposes how history books are merely a series of clich s drafted by academics who are heavily biased against God, democracy, patriotism, capitalism and most American family values. Woods reveals the truth behind many of today's prominent myths.... MYTH: The First Amendment prohibits school prayer MYTH: The New Deal created great prosperity MYTH: What the Supreme Court says, goes From the real American "revolutionaries" to the reality of labor unions, The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History is all you need for the truth about America--objective and unvarnished., "The problem in America isn't so much what people don't know; the problem is what people think they know that just ain't so." --Thomas E. Woods Most Americans trust that their history professors and high school teachers will give students honest and accurate information. The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History makes it quite clear that liberal professors have misinformed our children for generations. Professor Thomas E. Woods, Jr. takes on the most controversial moments of American history and exposes how history books are merely a series of clichés drafted by academics who are heavily biased against God, democracy, patriotism, capitalism and most American family values. Woods reveals the truth behind many of today's prominent myths.... MYTH: The First Amendment prohibits school prayer MYTH: The New Deal created great prosperity MYTH: What the Supreme Court says, goes From the real American "revolutionaries" to the reality of labor unions, The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History is all you need for the truth about America--objective and unvarnished., "Will Rogers once said that the problem in America isn't so much what people don't know; the problem is what people think they know that just ain't so." --Professor Thomas E. Woods Most Americans trust that their history professors and high school teachers will give students honest and accurate information. In a shocking new book, The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History , historian Professor Thomas E. Woods, Jr. makes it quite clear that liberal professors have misinformed our children for generations. Woods takes on the most controversial moments of American history and exposes how history books are merely a series of clichés drafted by academics who are heavily biased against God, democracy, patriotism, capitalism and most American family values. Woods takes aim at the high school and college textbooks that promote morally neutral, politically correct, multi-cultural distortions of our nation's past and provides the real history of our country's origins, founders, principles, successes, and failures. Woods reveals the truth behind gross misinterpretations including: MYTH: The First Amendment prohibits school prayer FACT: When federal courts strike down religious expression in the states, they are willfully perverting the policy of what the Framers of the First Amendment intended: complete federal nonintervention in religious issues MYTH: The New Deal created great prosperity FACT: Public-sector jobs "created" by New Deal spending programs either simply displaced or actually destroyed private-sector jobs. MYTH: What the Supreme Court says, goes FACT: Neither Thomas Jefferson nor the drafters of the Constitution envisioned the power the federal courts routinely exercise over the states and the people. From the real American "revolutionaries" to the reality of labor unions, The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History, is all you need for the truth about America--objective and unvarnished.
LC Classification NumberE179.W83 2004
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- Jun 06, 2018Top favorable review
Amazing
Yes, I said amazing. To think of all the wrong info in history that a majority of people really believe is true. Some of things I learned in High School were wrong... Big Wrong. Get this book and get it straight. All 5 Stars!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Oct 06, 2018Top critical review
Takes it too easy on Democrats
This book is OK, but what I do see lacking is no mention of Democrat's pro-slavery platform. If anything, the writer must be a Democrat because he skirts around the issue and, instead, manages to tell us how the Republican Free-Soil States really had an underlying racial component and rather or not most Americans supported the Radical Restorationist Republicans. The only place where Democrats are mentioned are on pages 46-47 and he mentions nothing of the pro-slavery Democrats: No one is without sin over the course of history, but the omission of Democrat culpability is blatantly obvious in this book. I would have thought a Politically Incorrect Guide would have brought at least some of this up, but Democrats are protected in this book just as they are in the mainstream media.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Oct 30, 2018
A Reality Check.
This book may not be the ultimate in truth, but it certainly causes one to seek the facts. Sadly, some of the defects of our government can never be rectified. No matter the cause.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jan 03, 2025
I’m a fan of TW
I’m not usually a big history fan … too many agendas in the retelling…but I’ve listened to Tom Woods including some of his classes and he has a way of presenting the material that makes it compelling.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Feb 08, 2017
Truth in history
What the schools and colleges teach today is largely manufactured. Often complete fabrications. This book tells the truth - politically incorrect though it may be.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Feb 12, 2022
Good book.
A good book that looks between the lines. Those things that regular history books don't tell us.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Sep 24, 2018
In the face of public education publishers
Interesting discussion on American History. Can help to give the reader an understanding that, in many ways, is ignored by the public education system.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jun 06, 2018
History withreferences
debunks a lot of prevailing views on what happened way back when and provides references/footnotes sources to read what really happened by those participating .Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jun 28, 2016
Truthis necessary
I just started reading it and I love it already - it enlightens with truth - not a modern version of what liberals want our youth to believe. Thank youVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Nov 08, 2017
Fantastic bit of info.
Very enjoyable and informative would recommend.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
