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LocationOakland
StatusChecked Out
Call NoJ HISTORY GENERAL
TitleHistory Smashers : 3 myth-busting books in 1 : The American Revolution; The Titanic; Pearl Harbor / Kate Messner.
AuthorMessner, Kate.
Barcode47660111120347
CollectionE & J History
SummaryOn April 15, 1912 an "unsinkable" ship called the Titanic unexpectedly hit an iceberg and sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic. Right? Wrong! Nobody was really talking about the Titanic being unsinkable until after it sank. The truth is, four different ships wired the Titanic to report icebergs and field ice in the area. But the Titanic never slowed down. In fact, when the Californian warned that it was trapped in ice, the Titanic's wireless operator was so busy sending outgoing messages that he replied, "Shut up!" No joke. On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere rode through Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, shouting, "The British are coming!" to start the American Revolution.RIGHT? WRONG! Paul Revere made it to Lexington, but before he could complete his mission, he was captured! The truth is, dozens of Patriots rode around warning people about the Redcoats' plans that night. It was actually a man named Samuel Prescott who succeeded, alerting townspeople in Lexington and then moving on to Concord. But the Revolutionary War didn't officially start for more than a year after Prescott's ride. No joke. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched a completely unpredictable attack on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Right? Well, that's not quite the real deal. Some military experts had suggested that Pearl Harbor was a likely target. There were other warning signs, too, but nobody paid much attention. From the first wave of the Japanese bombers to the United States' internment of thousands of Japanese Americans, acclaimed author Kate Messner smashes history by exploring the little-known truths behind the story of Pearl Harbor and its aftermath.
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OaklandChecked Out47660111120347J HISTORY GENERALE & J HistoryNew ShelfDue on 8/1/2026

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9780593809686 9.99
Personal Name Messner, Kate.
Title Statement History Smashers : 3 myth-busting books in 1 : The American Revolution; The Titanic; Pearl Harbor / Kate Messner.
Imprint United States Random House Books for Children 2022
Physical Description 194 p. softcover; ills. 19 cm.
Series Statement History smashers
Summary, Etc. On April 15, 1912 an "unsinkable" ship called the Titanic unexpectedly hit an iceberg and sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic. Right? Wrong! Nobody was really talking about the Titanic being unsinkable until after it sank. The truth is, four different ships wired the Titanic to report icebergs and field ice in the area. But the Titanic never slowed down. In fact, when the Californian warned that it was trapped in ice, the Titanic's wireless operator was so busy sending outgoing messages that he replied, "Shut up!" No joke. On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere rode through Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, shouting, "The British are coming!" to start the American Revolution.RIGHT? WRONG! Paul Revere made it to Lexington, but before he could complete his mission, he was captured! The truth is, dozens of Patriots rode around warning people about the Redcoats' plans that night. It was actually a man named Samuel Prescott who succeeded, alerting townspeople in Lexington and then moving on to Concord. But the Revolutionary War didn't officially start for more than a year after Prescott's ride. No joke. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched a completely unpredictable attack on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Right? Well, that's not quite the real deal. Some military experts had suggested that Pearl Harbor was a likely target. There were other warning signs, too, but nobody paid much attention. From the first wave of the Japanese bombers to the United States' internment of thousands of Japanese Americans, acclaimed author Kate Messner smashes history by exploring the little-known truths behind the story of Pearl Harbor and its aftermath.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Titanic (Steamship) Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term History, American, Revolutionary War Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term History, America Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term History, general Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Myths and legends. Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Ships Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term American Revolutionary War Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term World War (1939-1945) History Juvenile literature.
Added Entry, Personal Name Greenwood, Justin ills.
Added Entry, Uniform Title The American Revolution /
Added Entry, Uniform Title The Titanic /
Added Entry, Uniform Title Pearl Harbor /