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by relativ575 1144 days ago
Can you give an example of such a history book and how much mythologizing you think it contains?
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No, I don't remember the names of my text books. They were usually something like "American History I."

Some easy examples are being taught things like Betsy Ross creating the first flag or Paul Revere's ride, but in general most of it said the founding fathers were great men who could basically do no wrong, except slavery which was a necessary evil. Not flawed politicians mostly looking out for themselves first, which is more of what they were