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Description
Secrets? Myths? One giant boxed set? The award-winning History Smashers series delivers a four-book collectible set taking down some of the biggest misconceptions, secrets, and outright lies of early American history!
In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed across the ocean and discovered America. Right? WRONG!
Okay, but in 1620, the Pilgrims did land on Plymouth Rock and made friends with the Wampanoag people. Right? DEFINITELY NOT.
What about on April 18, 1775 when Paul Revere rode through Massachusetts shouting, "The British are coming!" to start the American Revolution. That happened, right? NOPE!
Does that mean that before the Civil War, abolitionists didn't actually use quilts and signal lanterns to guide enslaved people along the Underground Railroad? NOW YOU'RE GETTING IT!
Smash the stories and learn the TRUTH behind the historical moments of CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS & THE TAINO PEOPLE, THE MAYFLOWER, THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, and THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD! Award-winning author Kate Messner delivers the hit series in a keepsake boxed set!
Publication date
October 07, 2025
Genre
Non-fiction
Page Count
896
ISBN-13
9798217029211
Publisher
Random House Books for Young Readers
Series
History Smashers
BISAC categories
JNF025190 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States/Colonial & Revolutionary JNF025080 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Exploration & Discovery
Kate Messner is a New York Times bestselling author of more than eighty books for kids. Her titles include award-winning picture books like Over and Under the Snow, The Whale’s Tale and the Otter’s Side of the Story, and Axolotl-Ella; novels like All the Answers, Breakout, and The Trouble with Heroes; graphic novels like Camp Monster; and the Wildlife Rescue chapter books. Kate also writes the popular History Smashers graphic nonfiction series and leads the multi-author team behind The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class series. She lives on Lake Champlain and spends her free time hiking, kayaking, and listening to way too many Broadway cast recordings. Kate Messner es una autora superventas del New York Times con más de ochenta libros para niños. Sus títulos incluyen libros ilustrados galardonados como Over and Under the Snow, The Whale’s Tale and the Otter’s Side of the Story y Axolotl-Ella; novelas como All the Answers, Breakout y The Trouble with Heroes; novelas gráficas como Camp Monster; y los libros de capítulos de Wildlife Rescue. Kate también escribe la popular serie de no ficción gráfica History Smashers y lidera el equipo de varios autores detrás de la serie The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class. Vive en el lago Champlain y pasa su tiempo libre haciendo senderismo, practicando kayak y escuchando demasiadas grabaciones del elenco de Broadway.
