James Loewen's Argument

I believe that James Loewen's argument is completely valid. He has reiterated the fact that students have been given the wrong information on Columbus from several textbooks. I myself am one of these students because I remember being taught of Columbus as the famous explorer who had discovered America. I believe Loewen makes a good case when he states how several history books makes out Columbus to have been this incredible explorer who had set sail with just his impenetrable ambition and desire for exploration. Although, in truth, the man had been aided by knowledge and technology that had been gathered or invented in other nations. In fact, sailors from Africa and Asia may have also made it to America but they end up receiving no recognition. Loewen, indeed makes a good argument for the biased information we are being given by history textbooks. In contrast, I believe Bentley and Ziegler do none of what Loewen accuses of several textbooks of doing. B and Z only mention Columbus briefly based on where he had voyaged and what the significance of his voyage was but they do not add excessive propaganda like what Loewen had argued, other textbooks have done.