{"product_id":"lies-my-teacher-told-me-a-graphic-adaptation-hardcover","title":"Lies My Teacher Told Me: A Graphic Adaptation - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames W. Loewen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNate Powell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAt last! The long-awaited graphic version of the multi-million copy bestselling corrective to American history myths--adapted by the famed National Book Award-winning artist behind John Lewis's \u003cem\u003eMarch\u003c\/em\u003e trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince its first publication in the 1990s, \u003cem\u003eLies My Teacher Told Me\u003c\/em\u003e has become one of the most important and successful--and beloved--history books of our time. As the late Howard Zinn said, \"Every teacher, every student of history, every citizen should read this book.\" Having sold well over 2 million copies, the book also won an American Book Award and numerous other commendations and prizes and was even heralded on the front page of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e long after its first publication.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow, the brilliant and award-winning artist Nate Powell--the first cartoonist ever to win a National Book Award--has adapted Loewen's classic work into a graphic edition that perfectly captures both Loewen's text and the irreverent spirit of his work. Eye-popping illustrations bring to life the true history chronicled in \u003cem\u003eLies My Teacher Told Me\u003c\/em\u003e, and ample text boxes and callouts ensure nothing is lost in translation. The book is perfect for those making their first foray past the shroud of history textbooks, and it will also be beloved by those who had their worldviews changed by the original.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames W. Loewen\u003c\/strong\u003e (1942-2021) was the bestselling and award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eLies My Teacher Told Me\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLies Across America\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLies My Teacher Told Me About Christopher Columbus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSundown Towns\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLies My Teacher Told Me: Young Readers' Edition\u003c\/em\u003e (all from The New Press). He also wrote \u003cem\u003eTeaching What Really Happened\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Mississippi Chinese: Between Black and White\u003c\/em\u003e and edited \u003cem\u003eThe Confederate and Neo-Confederate Reader\u003c\/em\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNate Powell \u003c\/b\u003eis the first cartoonist ever to win the National Book Award, for civil rights icon John Lewis's March trilogy. Powell's work has won a Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, three Eisner Awards, two Ignatz Awards, four YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens selections, and two Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist selections. Powell has discussed his work at the United Nations, as well as on MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show, CNN, PBS, and Free Speech TV. The co-author, with James W. Loewen, of Lies My Teacher Told Me: A Graphic Adaptation (The New Press), he lives in Bloomington, Indiana.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52661782872371,"sku":"9781620977033","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/413kC1-oWA9781620977033.webp?v=1762642478","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/lies-my-teacher-told-me-a-graphic-adaptation-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}