>Up until then (and the publication of the problems and out-right lies in some Texas schoolbooks in the recent past), I would have argued that the U.S. was probably the most honest in its portrayal of
>American History in education. How wrong I was.

It is interesting. In Canadian history there is a pivotal battle between a French general (Montcalm) and a British General (Wolfe) on the plains beside the the fortress of Quebec. This battle meant that England gained control over northern colonies that eventually became Canada. Studying this in grade 8, it was the assuption that Wolf was our side, repelling the foreign French army.

Quebecers view this battle completely differently. It is referred to as the "The Conquest". It was the beginning of the end for their people. They were being conquered by a foreign army.