Far more erudite than the front cover would suggest.

Had some interesting points but mostly took those points and drove them into the ground. The book could have had 100 things with shorter explanations and been much more interesting. ( )

The underlying theme to this book is that there are serious lessons in history where society comes to accept a myth, despite historical facts to the contrary. Woods covers a lot of these from a true conservative perspective. He frequently cites, Hayek, Mencken, Rockwell, Rothbard, as well as economists from my alma mater, Richard Vedder and Lowell Galloway. The topics he covers in this book include: Were the American Indians Really Environmentalists?, Were State's Rights Just Code Words for Slavery and Oppression?, How antiwar have American Liberals Really Been?, Did Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal Lift the United States Out of the Depression? and Did the Founding Fathers Believe Juries Could Refuse to Enforce Unjust Laws? ( )

http://www.amazon.com/review/R15MKL68WMUDSL/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm ( )