April 18, 2011

On this day in 1775

Paul Revere (and William Dawes) rode from Boston towards Lexington, warning everyone along the way that the British were coming.

Enslow's new series, The United States at War, includes The American Revolution: From Bunker Hill to Yorktown. In this book, middle school students will learn about this famous ride. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow immortalized Paul Revere in a poem. Because the name Revere rhymes more easily then the name Dawes, one man became a legend, while the other was nearly forgotten.

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