{"id":26119,"date":"2023-04-24T11:50:45","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T18:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=26119"},"modified":"2023-04-24T11:50:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T18:50:46","slug":"book-myth-america-historians-take-on-the-biggest-legends-and-lies-about-our-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/04\/24\/book-myth-america-historians-take-on-the-biggest-legends-and-lies-about-our-past\/","title":{"rendered":"BOOK: \u201cMYTH AMERICA: HISTORIANS TAKE ON THE BIGGEST LEGENDS AND LIES ABOUT OUR PAST\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Kevin M. Kruse<\/a>, Julian E. Zelizer<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In this instant New York Times<\/em> bestseller, America\u2019s top historians set the record straight on the most pernicious myths about our nation\u2019s past.<\/strong>
 
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<\/em>, 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\u2014among 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<\/em> is essential reading amid today\u2019s heated debates about our nation\u2019s past. 

With Essays By<\/strong>

Akhil Reed Amar \u2022 Kathleen Belew \u2022 Carol Anderson \u2022 Kevin Kruse \u2022 Erika Lee \u2022 Daniel Immerwahr \u2022 Elizabeth Hinton \u2022 Naomi Oreskes \u2022 Erik M. Conway \u2022 Ari Kelman \u2022 Geraldo Cadava \u2022 David A. Bell \u2022 Joshua Zeitz \u2022 Sarah Churchwell \u2022 Michael Kazin \u2022 Karen L. Cox \u2022 Eric Rauchway \u2022 Glenda Gilmore \u2022 Natalia Mehlman Petrzela \u2022 Lawrence B. Glickman \u2022 Julian E. Zelizer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Goodreads.com)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past Kevin M. Kruse, Julian E. Zelizer In this instant New York Times bestseller, America\u2019s top historians set the record straight on the most pernicious myths about our nation\u2019s past. The United States is in the grip of a crisis of bad… Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[469],"yoast_head":"\nBOOK: \u201cMYTH AMERICA: HISTORIANS TAKE ON THE BIGGEST LEGENDS AND LIES ABOUT OUR PAST\u201d -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/04\/24\/book-myth-america-historians-take-on-the-biggest-legends-and-lies-about-our-past\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BOOK: \u201cMYTH AMERICA: HISTORIANS TAKE ON THE BIGGEST LEGENDS AND LIES ABOUT OUR PAST\u201d -\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past Kevin M. Kruse, Julian E. Zelizer In this instant New York Times bestseller, America\u2019s top historians set the record straight on the most pernicious myths about our nation\u2019s past. The United States is in the grip of a crisis of bad... Continue reading →\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/04\/24\/book-myth-america-historians-take-on-the-biggest-legends-and-lies-about-our-past\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-04-24T18:50:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-04-24T18:50:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/books\/1672648174i\/60383035.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/04\/24\/book-myth-america-historians-take-on-the-biggest-legends-and-lies-about-our-past\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/04\/24\/book-myth-america-historians-take-on-the-biggest-legends-and-lies-about-our-past\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/#\/schema\/person\/00e700b75aa844f4f1c87e65b5f31a18\"},\"headline\":\"BOOK: \u201cMYTH AMERICA: HISTORIANS TAKE ON THE BIGGEST LEGENDS AND LIES ABOUT OUR PAST\u201d\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-04-24T18:50:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-04-24T18:50:46+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/04\/24\/book-myth-america-historians-take-on-the-biggest-legends-and-lies-about-our-past\/\"},\"wordCount\":257,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/#\/schema\/person\/00e700b75aa844f4f1c87e65b5f31a18\"},\"keywords\":[\"Myth America\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/04\/24\/book-myth-america-historians-take-on-the-biggest-legends-and-lies-about-our-past\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/04\/24\/book-myth-america-historians-take-on-the-biggest-legends-and-lies-about-our-past\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/04\/24\/book-myth-america-historians-take-on-the-biggest-legends-and-lies-about-our-past\/\",\"name\":\"BOOK: \u201cMYTH AMERICA: HISTORIANS TAKE ON THE BIGGEST LEGENDS AND LIES ABOUT OUR PAST\u201d -\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-04-24T18:50:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-04-24T18:50:46+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/04\/24\/book-myth-america-historians-take-on-the-biggest-legends-and-lies-about-our-past\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/04\/24\/book-myth-america-historians-take-on-the-biggest-legends-and-lies-about-our-past\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/04\/24\/book-myth-america-historians-take-on-the-biggest-legends-and-lies-about-our-past\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"BOOK: \u201cMYTH AMERICA: HISTORIANS TAKE ON THE BIGGEST LEGENDS AND LIES ABOUT OUR PAST\u201d\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/\",\"name\":\"OccupySF.net\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/#\/schema\/person\/00e700b75aa844f4f1c87e65b5f31a18\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/#\/schema\/person\/00e700b75aa844f4f1c87e65b5f31a18\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/OccupySF-Bulletin-Board-2-150x128.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/OccupySF-Bulletin-Board-2-150x128.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":128,\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\"},\"url\":\"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"BOOK: \u201cMYTH AMERICA: HISTORIANS TAKE ON THE BIGGEST LEGENDS AND LIES ABOUT OUR PAST\u201d -","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/04\/24\/book-myth-america-historians-take-on-the-biggest-legends-and-lies-about-our-past\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"BOOK: \u201cMYTH AMERICA: HISTORIANS TAKE ON THE BIGGEST LEGENDS AND LIES ABOUT OUR PAST\u201d -","og_description":"Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past Kevin M. Kruse, Julian E. Zelizer In this instant New York Times bestseller, America\u2019s top historians set the record straight on the most pernicious myths about our nation\u2019s past. The United States is in the grip of a crisis of bad... Continue reading →","og_url":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/04\/24\/book-myth-america-historians-take-on-the-biggest-legends-and-lies-about-our-past\/","article_published_time":"2023-04-24T18:50:45+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-04-24T18:50:46+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/books\/1672648174i\/60383035.jpg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/04\/24\/book-myth-america-historians-take-on-the-biggest-legends-and-lies-about-our-past\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/04\/24\/book-myth-america-historians-take-on-the-biggest-legends-and-lies-about-our-past\/"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/#\/schema\/person\/00e700b75aa844f4f1c87e65b5f31a18"},"headline":"BOOK: \u201cMYTH AMERICA: HISTORIANS TAKE ON THE BIGGEST LEGENDS AND LIES ABOUT OUR PAST\u201d","datePublished":"2023-04-24T18:50:45+00:00","dateModified":"2023-04-24T18:50:46+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/04\/24\/book-myth-america-historians-take-on-the-biggest-legends-and-lies-about-our-past\/"},"wordCount":257,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/#\/schema\/person\/00e700b75aa844f4f1c87e65b5f31a18"},"keywords":["Myth America"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/04\/24\/book-myth-america-historians-take-on-the-biggest-legends-and-lies-about-our-past\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/04\/24\/book-myth-america-historians-take-on-the-biggest-legends-and-lies-about-our-past\/","url":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/04\/24\/book-myth-america-historians-take-on-the-biggest-legends-and-lies-about-our-past\/","name":"BOOK: \u201cMYTH AMERICA: HISTORIANS TAKE ON THE BIGGEST LEGENDS AND LIES ABOUT OUR PAST\u201d -","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-04-24T18:50:45+00:00","dateModified":"2023-04-24T18:50:46+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/04\/24\/book-myth-america-historians-take-on-the-biggest-legends-and-lies-about-our-past\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/04\/24\/book-myth-america-historians-take-on-the-biggest-legends-and-lies-about-our-past\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/04\/24\/book-myth-america-historians-take-on-the-biggest-legends-and-lies-about-our-past\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"BOOK: \u201cMYTH AMERICA: HISTORIANS TAKE ON THE BIGGEST LEGENDS AND LIES ABOUT OUR PAST\u201d"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/#website","url":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/","name":"OccupySF.net","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/#\/schema\/person\/00e700b75aa844f4f1c87e65b5f31a18"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/#\/schema\/person\/00e700b75aa844f4f1c87e65b5f31a18","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/OccupySF-Bulletin-Board-2-150x128.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/OccupySF-Bulletin-Board-2-150x128.jpg","width":150,"height":128,"caption":"admin"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/"},"url":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26119"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26119"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26120,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26119\/revisions\/26120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}