America’s top historians set the record straight on the most pernicious myths about our nation’s past The United States is in the grip of a crisis of bad history. Distortions of the past promoted in the conservative media have led large numbers of Americans to believe in fictions over facts,making constructive dialogue impossible and imperiling our democracy. In Myth AmericaKevin M. Kruse and Julian E. Zelizer have assembled an all-star team of fellow historians to push back against this misinformation. The contributors debunk narratives that portray the New Deal and Great Society as failuresimmigrants as hostile invadersand feminists as anti-family warriors–among numerous other partisan lies. Based on a firm foundation of historical scholarshiptheir findings revitalize our understanding of American history. Replacing myths with research and realityMyth America is essential reading amid today’s heated debates about our nation’s past.