Read the first chapter from the graphic adaptation of Lies My teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen, adapted and illustrated by Nate Powell. Since its first publication in the 1990s, Lies My Teacher Told Me has become one of the most important and successful—and beloved—history books of our time. As the late Howard Zinn said, “Every teacher, every student of history, every citizen should read this book.”

This long-awaited graphic version brings this classic work to a new generation. Adapted by award-winning artist Nate Powell—the first cartoonist ever to win a National Book Award—who perfectly captures both Loewen’s text and the irreverent spirit of his work.