A True History of the United States: Indigenous Genocide, Racialized Slavery, Hyper-Capitalism, Militarist Imperialism and Other Overlooked Aspects of American Exceptionalism

Daniel A. Sjursen

Jun 2021 · Steerforth Press / Truth to Power

About this ebook

A US Army veteran and West Point history professor delivers a “must-read” for anyone “seeking a firm grasp of accurate American history” (Kirkus).

“A US history study guide like no other . . . offers profound insights and challenges the standard US history narrative.” —Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

In this brilliant, readable, and raw revisionist history, Major (ret.) Danny Sjursen challenges us to think critically of our understanding of our nation’s past—and present—so we can view American history as never before.
 
A True History of the United States was inspired by a course Sjursen taught to cadets at West Point, his alma mater. Sjursen’s powerful storytelling and meticulous research reveals balanced portraits of key historical figures while bringing to light those who struggled in the shadows.
 
The perfect companion to Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States, A True History is essential reading for every American with a conscience.

About the author

Daniel A. Sjursen recently retired from the US Army where he had reached the rank of major and served as a history instructor at West Point, his alma mater. He served tours with reconnaissance units in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is the author of Ghost Riders of Baghdad: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Myth of the Surge and Patriotic Dissent: America in the Age of Endless War. Follow him on Twitter at @SkepticalVet and listen to his podcast "Fortress on a Hill," co-hosted with fellow vet Chris "Henri" Henrikson.