She is 22 and loves learning about the history she was not taught in school. She blows me away all the time with the things she knows and is intrested in (She's huge into the Titanic for some reason) Anyways, she came to me and asked what books she could read. I told her OLD ONES. Then she asked some things about the Holocaust. I asked what she learned in school, she said they never covered it in history class. Should I be scouring ebay or other second hand sites? Or is there a place i can buy old, retired textbooks? Of course all book recommendations are welcome. Maybe a textbook is not the most thrilling read. Thanks for any suggestions.
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I feel that a reset happened in the 1800s and so any books written after then may seem old, but are really masonic re-writings of history. I am personally more interested in things written in the 1700s of which there are fewer and less in English. However, I signed up to www.forgottenbooks.com which is an excellent source of scanned pdfs of many old books. They don't have an easy search facility using dates, but you will find many from the time period 1800s on. You pay a sub and can access all their library, which makes it good value unless you are after paper versions only.
I found this too, I've been disappointed even with my old encyclopedias, even the 1929 Britannica.
Woodrow Wilson infected history books after 1900.
I'm interested to know more about that. What did he do?
Woodrow Wilson, wrote a series of history books that significantly influenced educational curricula in the early 20th century. His works, particularly A History of the American People, became widely adopted in schools across the country. Unfortunately, Wilson's history books reflected his own racially biased views and presented a distorted version of American history that favored Southern perspectives.
These books downplayed or omitted significant aspects of Northern history and the contributions of African Americans, reinforcing a narrative that justified and perpetuated racial inequalities. The perspective Wilson promoted aligned with the Lost Cause ideology, which sought to romanticize the Confederate cause and downplay the brutal realities of slavery.
Wilson’s racially charged views extended beyond his writing. His presidency was marked by the segregation of federal agencies and discriminatory policies that had lasting negative effects on African Americans. His approval of the film The Birth of a Nation — a film that glorified the Ku Klux Klan and depicted African Americans in a derogatory light — further illustrated his problematic stance on race.
It's worth noting that Wilson's participation in the White House screening of The Birth of a Nation and his promotion of his racially biased historical perspectives significantly influenced public perceptions of race and history during his era. His legacy, particularly regarding race, remains deeply controversial due to these actions.