What is James W. Loewen?
'''James William Loewen''' (February 6, 1942{{spnd}}August 19, 2021) was an American sociologist, historian, and author. He was best known for his 1995 book, ''[[Lies My Teacher Told Me|Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong]]''. He was born in [[Decatur, Illinois]]. Loewen worked at the [[University of Vermont]] and [[The Catholic University of America]]. Loewen died on August 19, 2021 at a hospital in [[Bethesda, Maryland]] from [[bladder cancer]] at the age of 79.<ref>[https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-77ad500bdf0cfe0d20b61be8bb58844a James W. Loewen, wrote ‘Lies My Teacher Told Me,’ dead at 79]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Loewen, James W.}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:American sociologists]] [[Category:American historians]] [[Category:Writers from Illinois]] [[Category:Deaths from bladder cancer]] {{US-bio-stub}}