I wish I had had some popcorn; I thoroughly enjoyed the
exchange. I like a passionate debate and I've probably learned
more in the exchange about "the troubles with attempting
unbiased history", the many failings of many authors (perhaps
not this author in particular) - and the frustration of agendas,
both unveiled and even hidden from the authors themselves than I
did about the book.
But it's this *passion* that makes history so interesting to me.
I hated history in school. It felt like I was being fed
something. Even the teachers didn't seem to believe it or care
and neither did we. There were _some_ exceptions; I did have a
couple of exceptional history teachers, but generally, I had
little interest in history for many years after school.
I'll certainly see if our local public library has a copy of
this book and I will go through it, if not cover to cover (I
rarely read cover to cover), I will jump around to get a 'gist'
of the sense the author is trying to convey and I look forward
to seeing how my conclusions mesh up with others.
The passion of promotion of this book though, is really what
fascinates me the most. When I see a progressive/activist push
in a singular direction, such as promoting a history book (along
with corresponding lesson plans, activity worksheets, a desire
to change the way history itself is taught in American
education)... well, I'm DEFINITELY going to wonder, "Why?"
