Revere, Paul

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In 1775, Paul Revere of Boston made his now-famous horseback ride warning colonists of an impending attack by the British. So who was Paul Revere? In addition to being an American patriot, he was a skilled silversmith and made false teeth from h.

In 1775, Paul Revere of Boston made his now-famous horseback ride warning colonists of an impending attack by the British. This event went largely unnoticed in history until Longfellow celebrated it in a poem in 1861. So who was Paul Revere? In addition to being an American patr…

"The narrative is constructed around two thematic lines. One story centers on the American patriot Paul Revere; the other, on British General Thomas Gage."

"Paul Revere's midnight ride looms as an almost mythical event in American history--yet it has been largely ignored by scholars and left to patriotic writers and debunkers. Now one of the foremost American historians offers the first serious look at the events of the night of Ap…