Founding Myths: Stories That Hide Our Patriotic Past

The tenth—anniversary edition of the book that showed “why we must move past historical nonsense so that a truer, more democratic national record can emerge” (School Library Journal)

Originally published to universal acclaim, award—winning historian Ray Raphael’s Founding Myths has since established itself as a landmark of historical myth—busting. With Raphael’s trademark wit and flair, Founding Myths exposed the errors and inventions in America’s most cherished tales, from Paul Revere’s fam...