Paul Revere's Ride: Including the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Poem & Paul Revere's Own Account of the Events (Books of American Wisdom) - Hardcover

Revere, Paul; Longfellow, Henry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1557090726 ISBN 13: 9781557090720

Publisher: Applewood Books, 2010

Synopsis

Ride along with Paul Revere in this elegant hardback edition of Revere’s own account of his heroic ride as well as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poetic retelling, proudly printed in America.

This hardback gift edition includes the 1860 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem, Paul Revere’s Ride, as well as Paul Revere’s own account of the events. The famous midnight ride of April 18-19, 1775 raised the alarm among Massachusetts patriots that the British were on the move from Boston to Concord. Twenty years afterword, Revere wrote a letter telling the true account of his historic ride. Eighty-five years after the event, the ride and Revere were immortalized by Longfellow in his famous, if not completely accurate, dramatic poem.

About this title

About the Author

Paul Revere (1735–1818) was an American silversmith, craftsman, and patriot born in Boston, Massachusetts. The son of a French Huguenot immigrant, he learned the silversmith trade from his father and became one of colonial America’s most skilled artisans. He also worked as an engraver, producing political prints that stirred public sentiment against British rule. A committed member of the Sons of Liberty, Revere participated in the Boston Tea Party in 1773. He is best remembered for his midnight ride on April 18, 1775, warning colonial militias that British troops were advancing on Lexington and Concord. 

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) was an American poet and educator born in Portland, Maine. A graduate of Bowdoin College, he later taught modern languages at Harvard University while building a celebrated literary career. He became the most popular poet of his era, known for works such as “The Song of Hiawatha,” “Evangeline,” and “Paul Revere’s Ride.” His accessible verse and narrative storytelling helped shape American cultural identity and popularized the nation’s legends and history. Longfellow was also an accomplished translator, notably of Dante’s Divine Comedy, and remains a landmark figure in American literature.

Edition details

• Publisher: Applewood Books
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1557090726
• ISBN 13: 9781557090720
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40