A Captivating Guide to the Bulgarian Nation from Its Origins to Modern Times (European Countries)
Bulgaria: The Unseen Heart of Europe’s Enduring Spirit
Tucked away in the Balkans, Bulgaria has long been overshadowed by empires, its compelling story often overlooked. From Roman and Byzantine rule to the centuries-long Ottoman domination, this resilient nation was kept behind closed doors. Through it all, Bulgaria’s spirit remained unbroken.
This gripping book unveils the extraordinary journey of a nation that has endured invasion, isolation, and war, only to consistently rise again. You’ll discover how, even under communism, Bulgaria defied expectations by quietly becoming a pioneer in early tech innovation.
Today, amidst new geopolitical tensions, Bulgaria’s role on the global stage is more critical than ever.
Inside, you’ll discover:
The origins and founding of Bulgaria.
How Greek and Roman empires shaped and tried to control its destiny.
The brutal centuries under Ottoman domination.
The fierce fight for liberation in the 19th century.
Survival through two world wars and the Cold War.
A surprising technological renaissance behind the Iron Curtain.
The post-communist transformation and Bulgaria’s uncertain path today.
And much, much more!
Bulgaria’s story is one of defiance, persistence, and reinvention. If you’ve never looked closely at this small yet powerful nation, now is the time.
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A fully updated and revised edition of the book USA Today called “jim-dandy pop history,” by the bestselling, American Book Award–winning author
“The most definitive and expansive work on the Lost Cause and the movement to whitewash history.” —Mitch Landrieu, former mayor of New Orleans
From the author of the national bestseller Lies My Teacher Told Me, a completely updated—and more timely than ever—version of the myth-busting history book that focuses on the inaccuracies, myths, and lies on monuments, statues, national landmarks, and historical sites all across America.
In Lies Across America, James W. Loewen continues his mission, begun in the award-winning Lies My Teacher Told Me, of overturning the myths and misinformation that too often pass for American history. This is a one-of-a-kind examination of historic sites all over the country where history is literally written on the landscape, including historical markers, monuments, historic houses, forts, and ships. New changes and updates include:
• a town in Louisiana that was the site of a major but now-forgotten enslaved persons’ uprising
• a totally revised tour of the memory and intentional forgetting of slavery and the Civil War in Richmond, Virginia
• the hideout of a gang in Delaware that made money by kidnapping free blacks and selling them into slavery
Entertaining and enlightening, Lies Across America also has a serious role to play in contemporary debates about white supremacy and Confederate memorials.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Praise for Lies Across America: “Brims with fascinating history.” ―Los Angeles Times
“Loewen is a one-man historical truth squad. . . . He has written a devastating portrait of how American history is commemorated.” ―The Nation
“Every state has puffed-up heroes, bloated pioneer legend and inflated tales of military triumph. This book, sharp as a tack, punctures the worst of them.” ―Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
“A fascinating book.” ―The Sacramento Bee
“A remarkable achievement. . . . A brisk, entertaining, and, at times, inspiring read.” ―The Times-Picayune (New Orleans)
“A fascinating study of what this country chooses to honor and why. As interesting as what is honored is what is left out.” ―The Charlotte Observer
“An astute, funny, yet very serious book . . . Lies Across America will make us think hard about how easily the public can be misled by a group determined to get their view of history displayed on our roadsides.” ―Robin W. Winks, Townsend Professor of History, Yale University
“A marvelous review of America’s past that will engage and delight the reader. Loewen exposes with humor and outrage the lies told by our public monuments. He is the high school history teacher we all should have had.” ―Carol Kammen, author of On Doing Local History
“An exhilarating, irreverent, often hilarious romp across our commemorative landscape, deftly mixing vivid reportage with caustic muckraking.” ―David Lowenthal, author of The Past Is a Foreign Country and The Heritage Crusade and the Spoils of History
“A winner by any criteria: informative, stimulating, and challenging. Loewen’s wry wit is a welcome bonus, too often missing in books of this character.” ―Edwin C. Bears, former chief historian, National Park Service
“I would have thought it impossible for Loewen to write a book that I would find more interesting than Lies My Teacher Told Me, but he’s managed to do so.” ―Thomas Connors, professor of history, University of Northern Iowa
“A great book, a fun book, and an important book.” ―Ira Berlin, professor of history, University of Maryland
About the Author
James W. Loewen (1942–2021) was the bestselling and award-winning author of Lies My Teacher Told Me, Lies Across America, Lies My Teacher Told Me About Christopher Columbus, Sundown Towns, and Lies My Teacher Told Me: Young Readers’ Edition (all from The New Press). He also wrote Teaching What Really Happened and The Mississippi Chinese: Between Black and White and edited The Confederate and Neo-Confederate Reader. He won the American Book Award, the Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for Distinguished Anti-Racist Scholarship, the Spirit of America Award from the National Council for the Social Studies, and the Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award.
Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
“Every teacher, every student of history, every citizen should read this book. It is both a refreshing antidote to what has passed for history in our educational system and a one-volume education in itself.” —Howard Zinn
A new edition of the national bestseller and American Book Award winner, with a new preface by the author
Since its first publication in 1995, Lies My Teacher Told Me has become one of the most important—and successful—history books of our time. Having sold nearly two million copies, the book also won an American Book Award and the Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for Distinguished Anti-Racist Scholarship and was heralded on the front page of the New York Times.
For this new edition, Loewen has added a new preface that shows how inadequate history courses in high school help produce adult Americans who think Donald Trump can solve their problems, and calls out academic historians for abandoning the concept of truth in a misguided effort to be “objective.”
What started out as a survey of the twelve leading American history textbooks has ended up being what the San Francisco Chronicle calls “an extremely convincing plea for truth in education.” In Lies My Teacher Told Me, James W. Loewen brings history alive in all its complexity and ambiguity. Beginning with pre-Columbian history and ranging over characters and events as diverse as Reconstruction, Helen Keller, the first Thanksgiving, the My Lai massacre, 9/11, and the Iraq War, Loewen offers an eye-opening critique of existing textbooks, and a wonderful retelling of American history as it should—and could—be taught to American students.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Praise for Lies My Teacher Told Me: “Powerful . . . it serves as a crucial counter-textbook to provide a more realistic and critical narrative about the American past.” ―Truthdig
“A treat to read and a serious critique of American education.” ―Award Citation, American Book Award
“Remarkable.” ―USA Today
“A lively critique.” ―The New York Times
“Honest and well-written.” ―Harper’s Magazine
“Loewen’s book contains so much history that it ends up functioning not just as a critique, but also as a kind of counter-textbook that retells the story of the American past.” ―The Nation
“Every teacher, every student of history, every citizen should read this book. It is both a refreshing antidote to what has passed for history in our educational system and a one-volume education in itself.” ―Howard Zinn
About the Author
James W. Loewen (1942–2021) was the bestselling and award-winning author of Lies My Teacher Told Me, Lies Across America, Lies My Teacher Told Me About Christopher Columbus, Sundown Towns, and Lies My Teacher Told Me: Young Readers’ Edition (all from The New Press). He also wrote Teaching What Really Happened and The Mississippi Chinese: Between Black and White and edited The Confederate and Neo-Confederate Reader. He won the American Book Award, the Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for Distinguished Anti-Racist Scholarship, the Spirit of America Award from the National Council for the Social Studies, and the Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award.
A Captivating Guide to Ancient Baltic Tribes, the Medieval Kingdoms of Livonia and Courland, Soviet Occupation, and Modern Times (European Countries)
Discover the Untold Story of Latvia That Changes Everything
Latvia’s history brims with courage, hurt, and profound survival. For centuries, its people faced relentless challenges, refusing to disappear. This account unveils their remarkable journey.
Here’s just a fraction of what you can expect:
The ancient roots of Latvia, with mighty warriors and longships.
The shocking reason foreign soldiers invaded Latvian lands.
A gripping tale of formidable knights and their battles.
How Latvia became a battleground where vast empires clashed.
The impact of dictators who sought to destroy their nation.
The inspiring fight for freedom and its true cost.
Why Latvia’s current situation concerns all of Europe.
And much, much more!
This account is like speaking with an insider who lived it, sharing the authentic narrative. You’ll meet resilient people, witness families rebuild after devastation, and observe a culture that nearly vanished but returned stronger.
If you’re curious about the world and the individuals who shaped it, this book is for you. It is perfect for anyone seeking a genuine understanding of history. Latvia’s narrative is among the most inspiring you’ll ever encounter.
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A Captivating Guide to Spanish History, Starting from Roman Hispania through the Visigoths, the Spanish Empire, the Bourbons, and the … to the Present (European Countries)
If you want to discover the captivating history of Spain, then keep reading…
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Throughout the centuries, Spain has been subject to the lordship of other countries. It was occupied by the ancient Greeks and Romans, the Visigoths, the French, and the Muslims. It has been the playground of both the respectful and the ruthless. The Spanish coasts have been occupied by the trading empires of Carthage and Rome. All that time, Spain was told by others how to run their country, how to fight, whom to fight, and where to fight. They had one of the largest empires in the world—something history barely mentions—as they had acres of land in both North and South America, the Caribbean, Mesoamerica, and some islands in the Mediterranean. Evidence of Spanish architecture dots the world.
Yet Spain was also a battlefield for countries fighting for other causes. They were sucked into wars fought by the Carthaginians, Romans, Moors, Visigoths, British, French, Portuguese, Dutch, and Austrians, just to name a few. Some of the most famous men in history traversed Spanish soil, including Hannibal Barca, Julius Caesar, Augustus, Pompey, Hadrian, Vespasian, Trajan, Marcus Aurelius, and Napoleon. Four Roman emperors were born there, and Augustus Caesar spent his vacations there. Pablo Picasso was born in Spain, while El Greco moved there.
This book will examine the highs and lows of Spanish history and will hopefully pique your interest in learning more about it.
In History of Spain: A Captivating Guide to Spanish History, Starting from Roman Hispania through the Visigoths, the Spanish Empire, the Bourbons, and the War of Spanish Independence to the Present, you will discover topics such as
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