A Patriot's History of the United States: From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror

By: Larry Schweikart

Published February 27th 2007 by Sentinel (first published 2004)

Category: Biography

Pages: 960 pages

ISBN: 9781595230324

Description:
For the past three decades, many history professors have allowed their biases to distort the way AmericaÕs past is taught. These intellectuals have searched for instances of racism, sexism, and bigotry in our history while downplaying the greatness of AmericaÕs patriots and the achievements of Òdead white men.Ó As a result, more emphasis is placed on Harriet Tubman than on George Washington; more about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II than about D-Day or Iwo Jima; more on the dangers we faced from Joseph McCarthy than those we faced from Josef Stalin.

A PatriotÕs History of the United States corrects those doctrinaire biases. In this groundbreaking book, AmericaÕs discovery, founding, and development are reexamined with an appreciation for the elements of public virtue, personal liberty, and private property that make this nation uniquely successful. This book offers a long-overdue acknowledgment of AmericaÕs true and proud history.