Don't Know Much About History . . .

[Tyler Hewitt]

Cindy wrote:

> Has anyone read any good non-fiction history books
they could 
recommend?  



I know a few:

Lies My Teacher Told Me by James Loewen
In this book, Loewen exemines the 12 most popular
American history textbooks and finds them full of
ommisions, misstellings, fibs and outright lies. The
events as they actually occured are recounted here, as
well as a discussion of why textbooks are wrong.

Lies Across America by James Loewen
Same author as the previous book. In this one, he
traveles to all 50 states, researches historical
markers, and points out errors and omissions in them.
A little breezier than the first, but also very
enjoyable and illuminating.

Art, Culture, and Cuisine by Phyllis Pray Bober
This is a history of humanity focusing on how food and
diet influences culture. It talks about prehistoric
diets, and examines Ancient Egyptian, Roman, Greek,
Gothic eating habits, etc. it also has recipies should
you want to try to cook the food youread about.

Sex in History by Reay Tannahill
A history of sex and sexual mores through time and
across cultures. Pretty interesting, a good read.

River of Shadows:  Eadweard Muybridge and the
Technological Wild West by Rebecca Solnit
Eadweard Muybridge was a photographer who produced the
world's first motion studies. This book examines his
work in the context of increasing industrualization of
19th century life. A really interesting read, I liked
this one a lot.

Tyler



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