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Barbara asked this question about The Underground Railroad:

Does anyone like that the author wrote the railroad as a physical, operating one? I felt it unnecessary and beyond the scope of possibility.

Betsy I too was puzzled about the "real" railroad which made keep questioning other details in the book. How many other events were totally made up? I kept …moreI too was puzzled about the "real" railroad which made keep questioning other details in the book. How many other events were totally made up? I kept looking for notes or acknowledgement of his sources for his novel.(less)

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Paul Gormley It's fiction. It's all made up! ...more
Aug 17, 2017 05:33AM · flag

Betsy Yes but historical fiction is often based on historical facts.
Aug 18, 2017 08:50AM · flag

Judy Ford I agree that it spoils the book as a work of historical fiction. Knowing that the underground railway is not true ammde it impossible for me to believ ...more
Dec 03, 2021 01:24PM · flag

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