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A review by lostinausten
History Smashers: The Underground Railroad by Kate Messner, Gwendolyn Hooks
dark
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
3.0
An honest look at what the Underground Railroad was really like.
This reminds me of the Pearl Harbor book in the series since it's so all over the place, and barely features the Underground Railroad. I was expecting more about the myths and truths about the journey people went on trying to escape slavery. (And yes, I know there aren't many records due to people protecting one another's privacy, but I still expected more about what they went through or how the system was started, etc). This book tries to cover every aspect about slavery instead of just focusing on the Underground Railroad and it just felt very confusing and scatter brained.
This reminds me of the Pearl Harbor book in the series since it's so all over the place, and barely features the Underground Railroad. I was expecting more about the myths and truths about the journey people went on trying to escape slavery. (And yes, I know there aren't many records due to people protecting one another's privacy, but I still expected more about what they went through or how the system was started, etc). This book tries to cover every aspect about slavery instead of just focusing on the Underground Railroad and it just felt very confusing and scatter brained.