An engaging warts-and-all History of the U.
S. --Chris Hedges, author of Empire of Illusion and America: The Far.
Their stories, so often ignored or trivialized, give us examples of who we should emulate and who we must become.
He brings out from the shadows those who struggled, often at the cost of their own lives, for equality and justice. . .
Sjursen exposes the dominant historical narrative as at best myth, and at times a lie .
With chapter titles such as Patriots or Insurgents? and The Decade That Roared and Wept, A True History is accurate with respect to the facts and intellectually honest in its presentation and analysis.
Sjursen taught to cadets at West Point, his alma mater.
Written by a combat veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, A True History of the United States grew out of a course that Daniel A. --Kirkus (starred review) In vivid, engaging prose, Sjursen shifts the lens and challenges readers to think critically and to apply common sense to their understanding of our nation\'s past--and present--so we can view History as never before.
Fluid, readable, strongly written, and thought-provoking--a must read for nonhistorians seeking a firm grasp of accurate American history. . . . --Chris Hedges, author of Empire of Illusion and America: The Farewell Tour An engaging warts-and-all History of the U.
S.
Their stories, so often ignored or trivialized, give us examples of who we should emulate and who we must become.
He brings out from the shadows those who struggled, often at the cost of their own lives, for equality and justice. . .
Sjursen exposes the dominant historical narrative as at best myth, and at times a lie .
With chapter titles such as Patriots or Insurgents? and The Decade That Roared and Wept, A True History is accurate with respect to the facts and intellectually honest in its presentation and analysis.
Sjursen taught to cadets at West Point, his alma mater.
Written by a combat veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, A True History of the United States grew out of a course that Daniel A. --Kirkus (starred review) In vivid, engaging prose, Sjursen shifts the lens and challenges readers to think critically and to apply common sense to their understanding of our nation\'s past--and present--so we can view History as never before.
Fluid, readable, strongly written, and thought-provoking--a must read for nonhistorians seeking a firm grasp of accurate American history. meant to better educate those who fight for it.
An engaging warts-and-all History of the U.
S
