"The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History"

"The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History" looks like an interesting book:

From a reader's review:

...Although not a substitute for a comprehensive U.S. history, it effectively refutes many of the more common claims by leftists, such as the Puritans were racists and the U.S. Constitution was meant to prohibit states and localities from enacting laws concerning religion. He points out that Joe McCarthy (for all his flaws) was correct that large numbers of government employees were commies. As he notes, the same libs who have a cow about Joe McCarthy can't get worked up over the New York Times columnist Walter Duranty covering up the crimes of Joe Stalin. He even rescues Operation Keelhaul (in which the U.S. sent Russians back to Stalin to be murdered or worked to death) from obscurity...

Publishers Weekly huffs and blows and lets us know the author hit a nerve:

This book is not so much politically incorrect as it is contrarian, as well as utterly contemptuous of anything supported by Liberals or "Intellectuals." At every opportunity, Woods quotes government leaders, media sources and "distinguished" academics who have said something that he feels backs up his view. That view is, by and large, classically conservative, with a focus on states� rights and small government. Any flaws in or missteps by politicians become instant basis for rejecting them wholesale (i.e., Lincoln�s racial views; the fact that JFK�s two major books were ghostwritten), as Woods dredges up accusations both familiar and long-forgotten. The historical coverage is hardly comprehensive, since Woods focuses on telling the "truth" about issues Liberals have allegedly distorted, like the New Deal and the Civil Rights movement... Diehard Republicans may find this book an inspiring corrective to supposedly Liberal-biased history texts, but others will be put off by Woods�s cherry-picking approach and supercilious tone.

Plus, it's from Regnery so you can strike a double-blow against PC.

Bloggage · Mon, 01/10/2005 - 10:58 · · Importance: 1