01578cam a2200241 4500 163910515 TxAuBib 20140724120000.0 140623s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781595589491 pbk. 159558949X pbk. TxAuBib Raphael, Ray. Founding myths : stories that hide our patriotic past / Ray Raphael. Revised edition, 10th anniversary edition. New York : The New Press, [2014] x, 420 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Inventing a past -- Paul Revere's ride -- Sam Adams' mob -- Molly Pitcher's cannon -- The shot heard 'round the world -- The winter at Valley Forge -- Jefferson's Declaration -- An assembly of demigods -- American aristocracy -- "Give me liberty or give me death" -- The whites of their eyes -- Patriotic slaves -- Brutal British -- The final battle: Yorktown -- March of the American people -- Storybook nation -- Conclusion: Why we tell tall tales -- Afterword: Which myths persist, and why. The author takes on a number of myths and legends that have crept unquestioned into our textbooks and popular histories, and he explains their persistence and the damage done if they remain uncorrected. He also highlights some stories we have failed to tell. 20140724. United States History Errors, inventions, etc.