This article looks at eight textbooks in use in the states of Texas and California and deconstructs the power of narrative and language in establishing a politic agenda. American journalist Dana Goldstein has spent years investigating how Americans learn and this project highlights the profound impact on how what we’re told is authoritative can influence our live choices and behaviour.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/01/12/us/texas-vs-california-history-textbooks.html