Past Mistakes: How We Misinterpret History And Why It Matters
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A Welcome Ally In The Fight Against Fake History Eleanor Janega, Author Of The Middle Agesfrom The Fall Of Rome To The Rise Of The Wild West, David Mountain Brings Colour And Perspective To Historical Mythmaking.The Stories We Tell About Our Past Matter. But Those Stories Have Been Shaped By Prejudice, Hoaxes And Misinterpretations That Have Whitewashed Entire Chapters Of History, Erased Women And Invented Civilisations. Today History Is Often Used To Justify Xenophobia, Nationalism And Inequality As We Cling To Grand Origin Stories And Heroic Tales Of Extraordinary Men.Exploring Myths, Mysteries And Misconceptions About The Past - From The Legacies Of Figures Like Pythagoras And Christopher Columbus, To The Realities Of Life In The Gun-Toting Wild West, To The Archaeological Digs That Have Upset Our Understanding Of The Birth Of Civilisation - David Mountain Reveals How Ongoing Revolutions In History And Archaeology Are Shedding Light On The Truth.Full Of Adventures, And Based On Detailed Research And Interviews, Past Mistakes Will Make You Reconsider Your Understanding Of History - And Of The World Today.Past Mistakes Takes What We Think We Remember From History Class And Sets The Record Straight! Definitely Worth Reading If YouRe Ready To Have Your Mind Blown And Then Be Filled With Rage That YouVe Been Hoodwinked For This Long. The Tiny Activist
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