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Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
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 patriot, he was a skilled silversmith and made false teeth from hippo tusks! This biography, with black-and-white illustrations throughout, brings to life Paul Revere's thrilling...
Author
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
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. In Paul Revere's Ride, David Hackett Fischer fashions an exciting narrative that offers deep insight into the outbreak of revolution and the emergence of the American republic. Beginning in the years before the eruption of war, Fischer illuminates the figure of Paul Revere, a man...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Many people have heard of Paul Revere's famous ride. But this brave and talented patriot was involved in many other aspects of colonial American life. The father of eleven children, Revere worked as a dentist and was a highly talented silversmith. The Navy even used copper from his copper mill for the bottoms of their ships. After helping to start the Sons of Liberty, Revere and the group staged the Boston Tea Party. But Revere's midnight ride will...
12) Paul Revere
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the silversmith and Revolutionary War hero who made the famous ride to warn American troops of the British approach to Lexington and Concord.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
The true story of Paul Revere's life and his midnight ride are presented in a fun and engaging way. Revere was a respected Boston citizen, an artisan, and a patriot. Students will be fascinated to see the facts separated from the legend, which contained instances of pure poetic license in Longfellow's poem. Color photographs, paintings, and Revere's own engraving illuminate colonial life and spur a sense of curiosity about the true stories of American...
16) Paul Revere
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
A biography of the man made famous by a poem about the American Revolution, placing his life and work in its real historical context.
Author
Series
Flat Stanley's worldwide adventures volume 13
Language
English
Description
In this exciting new installment in the Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventure series, the Lambchop family is off to Boston, Massachusetts, for a little history and a whole lot of fun. And for parents and teachers, each Flat Stanley book is aligned to the Common Core State Standards, like multicultural adventure, plot and character development story elements, and compare and contrast. When the Lambchop family gets to Boston, Stanley is excited to go on...
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