That reminds me, I just brought three very old history books on ebay. One was printed in 1898 - I think. Anyway, they are school books for younger students, and should be very interesting. We have one such book, a “First Geography” book published in 1862, which is rather like a history book more than straight geography. I am stunned by what the children were expected to learn and comprehend back then as I guarantee that now not one in one hundred students in university would know one tenth of what is in that little book.
I know exactly what you mean. This has been a hot topic with me lately. American History seems to “offend” everybody living in our country these days and must be shunned. All the anti-American communists insist that to control a population, you must take away their history and their national identity. I was reading an article about a Native American who is currently serving in the military. It was all about how important her history, her heritage and cultural identity was and that it must be passed down to her children. She was praised in the article about how important and wonderful that was. If I had written that article about me, it would be branded as racist. Double standard.