Questions About Underground: A Human History of the Worlds Beneath Our Feet

by Will Hunt (Goodreads Author)

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There is a huge underground railway system created by our gov't and black ops military with mag lev. Does this book address this or does it just address the ancient tunnels? Thanks.

Julie No, it didn't discuss the underground railroad. But I did wonder if an American named Symmes influenced the underground railroad. The author wrote of …moreNo, it didn't discuss the underground railroad. But I did wonder if an American named Symmes influenced the underground railroad. The author wrote of a man from 1818 named John Cleves Symmes who declared his intent to lead a voyage to the interior of the earth to prove that it was hollow and habitable. In the end, Symmes was considered a loon who wasted his life chasing fairy tales of underground lands. But before that he sparked the imagination of many. It seems likely it sparked the imagination of the man that sparked the world’s imagination, the author of Alice in Wonderland. There is little doubt that tales from the likes of Jules Verne, HG Welles, and Frank Baum were sparked from Symmes too. (less)

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