BWRIT 135: Research Writing (Porter): Books & Media

Library research guide for BWRIT 135 during fall quarter 2025.

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Looking for films and video? Use the DVD Video or eAudio & eVideo filter in UW Libraries search. For more online media, check out our Streaming Video research guide:

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Suggested Titles

Schoolbook Nation by Joseph Moreau
Publication Date: 2003-10-13

Delving into more than 100 history books from the last 150 years, the author reveals that the efforts of pressure groups to influence the history curriculum are nearly as old as the mustiest textbook.
Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen
Publication Date: 2007-10-16

This updated and revised edition of the American Book Award-winner and national bestseller revitalizes the truth of America's history, explores how myths continue to be perpetrated, and includes a new chapter on 9/11 and the Iraq War.
1491 (Second Edition) by Charles C. Mann
Publication Date: 2006-10-10

In this groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology, Charles C. Mann radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492. Contrary to what so many Americans learn in school, the pre-Columbian Indians were not sparsely settled in a pristine wilderness; rather, there were huge numbers of Indians who actively molded and influenced the land around them.