A Patriots History of the United Sta..., Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen
A Patriots History of the United Sta..., Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen
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A Patriot's History of the United States
From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror

Author: Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen

Narrator: Patrick Lawlor

Unabridged: 50 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2006

Categories: Nonfiction, History


Synopsis

Since the liberal revolution of the 60s and 70s, American history books have been biased toward the negative. This book reexamines America's discovery, founding, and development with an appreciation for the principles that have made this nation so uniquely successful.

Reviews

Goodreads review by David on December 03, 2013

Overall, a very biased book that pretends not to be; it was written as a sulk toward Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, and it shows; while Zinn is open about his biases and actually reasonably objective, this book is not a history, but a collection of opinion pieces that glorifi......more

Goodreads review by Becky on June 19, 2013

A fantastic way to get "true" American history. For such a thick volume, it reads incredibly well, even humorous in some parts. Refreshing after years in the institution of the university system.......more

Goodreads review by Christopher on July 25, 2012

A Patriot's History of the United States (APHotUS) is really two books; one of them pretty good another atrociously bad. The book that is good is from about 1776 to about 1870. It describes in very positive but also sensible tones how incredible the United States was; what revolution meant and how t......more

Goodreads review by Jeffrey on December 18, 2012

I find it humorous that people get all bent out of shape about historical bias. What? You were looking for a perfect world? Get real. I like this because it takes the liberal look at history (Revisiting America: Readings in Race, Culture, and Conflict, Susan Wyler; Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everythin......more

Goodreads review by M on March 27, 2010

We have been lied to. Large blocks of vital history that makes us who we are today are maliciously absent from today's high schools and universities. We are products of a system that makes us inclined toward self-loathing as Americans. Informed, educated people know that the liberal left has taken o......more