Tag: Paul Revere’s Ride

Posted on February 3, 2015August 28, 2016

How Paul Revere’s Ride was Published and Censored in 1775

Because of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s famous poem, “Paul Revere’s Ride,” most people think that Revere was critical to the start of the Revolutionary War. In trying to dispel Longfellow’s myth of a lone hero, modern scholars have portrayed Revere as just one rider among dozens on 18-19 April 1775, and argued that his previous rides […]

by Todd Andrlik

Posted on January 13, 2014September 10, 2014

Paul Revere’s Other Riders

Myth: “Alerted by signal lanterns, express riders Paul Revere and William Dawes eluded British patrols and spurred their horses toward Lexington along separate routes to warn Hancock and Adams.” – Created Equal: A History of the United States, a 2009 college textbook[1] “When Revere and fellow patriot William Dawes saw two lights shine, they set […]

by Ray Raphael