of communities which supported racial exclusion policies were widely variable and vague. "This vagueness, along with Loewen's almost evangelical passion for his material, raises questions of credibility – or at least of potential overstatement." Later writings In 2010, Loewen and Edward H. Sebesta co-wrote the book The Confederate and Neo-Confederate Reader: The Great Truth about the Lost Cause, an anthology containing a wide array of primary source documents pertaining to the Confederacy from the time of the American Civil War. Loewen's last published book, Up a Creek, With a Paddle: Tales of Canoeing and Life, is a memoir in which he returned to his life’s work and addressed the origins of racism and inequality, the theory of history, and the ties between the two. Before his death, Loewen began researching for a new book, Surprises on the Landscape: Unexpected Places That Get History Right. The book was planned as follow-up to Lies Across America, which noted historically inaccurate or misleading historical markers and sites across the United States. Surprises was planned to call attention to historical sites that are accurate and provide honest representations of events. His official website invited the public to comment on what towns and historical sites should be included in terms of presenting history right. Personal life Loewen married his first wife, Patricia Hanrahan, in 1968. Together, they had two children. They divorced in 1975. He married his second wife, Susan Robertson, in 2006. They remained married until his death. Loewen died on August 19, 2021, at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland. He was 79, and had been diagnosed with Stage IV bladder cancer two years prior to his death. Bibliography Loewen has published the following works: References External links James W. Loewen's page at History News Network 1942 births 2021 deaths American education writers 21st-century American historians 21st-century American male writers American sociologists American textbook writers American male non-fiction writers American anti-racism activists Historians of race relations Carleton College alumni Education reform Harvard University alumni Writers from Decatur, Illinois Catholic University of America School of Arts and Sciences faculty University of Vermont faculty American Book Award winners Historians from Illinois American Mennonites Mennonite writers Deaths from bladder cancer Deaths from cancer in Maryland