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U.S. History Uncensored: What Your High School Textbook Didn't Tell You
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by Carolyn L Baker
Sales Rank: 233759
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List Price: $27.95
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Cover Type: Paperback with 254 pages
Published by: iUniverse, Inc. October 20, 2006
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0595395864
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0595395866
Book Dimensions:
11.3 x 8.2 x 0.7 inches
Weighs: 1.3 pounds
Product Description
How did we arrive where we are now: American society dominated by corporations and their interests, an economy based on war and the weapons industry, trillions of dollars missing from federal government agencies, the annihilation of our civil liberties and the shredding of the U.S. Constitution, the dumbing-down of America and the reduction of our educational system to the lowest common denominator, Peak Oil—the best-kept secret in America, and the polarization of economic prosperity and quality of life? U.S. HISTORY UNCENSORED offers a non-traditional account of our history that answers these questions and superbly connects the dots between current events and their ultimate roots. As carefully- documented as it is opinionated, this book provides a perspective that assists the reader in navigating America’s precarious present and its faltering future.
About The Author
Carolyn Baker grew up in the Midwest and resided in Colorado and California for most of her adult life. She holds a Ph.D. in Health and Human Services and a Masters in History. She has worked extensively in non-profit administration and was a psychotherapist in private practice for nearly two decades. In addition, she is the author of Reclaiming The Dark Feminine: The Price Of Desire and The Journey Of Forgiveness: Fulfilling The Healing Process. For the past eight years, she has been an adjunct professor of history and is currently Managing Editor for From The Wilderness Publications.
Reader Reviews
The author covers a lot of ground in a mere 226 pages beginning with Reconstruction in 1865 and ending with a treatment of Peak Oil, Resource Wars, Elections and Dissent. But there are plenty of references, pertinent web links and recommended videos interspersed for further depth should you choose to pursue it. Her writing style is clear, pithy and to the point and the large page format gives visual clarity. The text would be a pleasure to read, if the contents weren't so sobering. In later chapters, she offers solutions to the dilemmas we face which may or may not resonate with the reader. Regardless, it's hard to imagine anyone could read this gripping account without subsequently giving the contents a lot of thought. US History, Uncensored is highly unflattering to America's past and present, and in dredging up robust historical details, Dr. Baker has whipped history to life. All those little events that previously were mere passing footnotes in my life became linked together in a meaningful way and were dragged kicking and screaming into the light of day. And the picture isn't pretty. Dr. Baker identifies age-old battles and brings them to life as they are continued to be fought right in front of our eyes. This is not a right versus left, Republican versus Democrat expose. Neither party is left unscathed and she illustrates well why that meme is off the mark. Rather, she has shown us what the real objectives of individuals, corporations, the government and the CIA may be and what is actually being achieved in the name of America. And by highlighting the tactics used, she makes these objectives less likely to be obscurred in the future. Dr. Baker, refreshingly, does not paint Bush as an incompetent. He comes off more as one shrewdly acting to implement the objectives of, perhaps, the Project for a New American Century members. No matter how you see him, it's hard to deny he's getting THAT mission accomplished. There are a lot of unanswered questions and seemingly insurmountable foes. But giving up and deciding simply to move on in the belief we're being (shudder) patriotic or not wishing to be destructive is to let stacked courts and stacked commissions write our history as well as our future for us. If we cherish our Constitution and Bill of Rights, and the sacrifices that were made in the name of freedom, it's not unreasonable to demand our elected representatives abide by and defend these documents. As Dr. Baker points out, these rights were deemed inalienable - granted by virtue of life, not bestowed by government. When we allow elected representatives to break their oaths, when we allow them to terminate these rights, it is theft. And it bequeathes a more dangerous future for us all. Critical analysis of our political environment and the people who publish it are endangered. Look no further than what has happened to Gary Webb, Catherine Austin Fitts and Michael Ruppert. I for one, thank them for their patriotism and their courage and I thank Dr. Baker for her effort here. I recommend getting this book while you can. Rather than wait thirty years in the hope the Freedom of Information Act still exists and some of these events survive de-classification, why not find out about them now when it has a chance of doing some good?
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