History Smashers The Boxed Set
By (Author) Kate Messner
Random House USA Inc
Random House Books for Young Readers
4th November 2025
United States
Children
Non Fiction
Paperback
896
Width 132mm, Height 194mm
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!
Kate Messner is passionately curious and writes books that encourage kids to wonder, too. Her titles include award-winning picture books, like Over and Under the Snow; novels, like Breakout and Chirp; the Fergus and Zeke easy reader series and the popular Ranger in Time chapter books; and works of nonfiction with a focus on nature and history. She lives on Lake Champlain with her family.