Paul Revere's Ride (poem)

"Paul Revere's Ride" is a poem written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. It was published in 1860 in the magazine The Atlantic Monthly. It was published again in Longfellow's book Tales of a Wayside Inn. The poem is about Paul Revere's midnight ride through the Massachusetts countryside. He wanted to warn the patriots that the British were on their way to fight them. Longfellow was inspired to write the poem after visiting the Old North Church in Boston.  

 Other websites 
Original text of "Paul Revere's Ride" by The Atlantic Online
Discussion of "Paul Revere's Ride" by the Maine Historical Society
"Paul Revere's Ride" lesson plan  by the National Endowment for the Humanities
The True Story of Paul Revere – The Midnight Ride 
Wall Street Journal on "Paul Revere's Ride"
150 Years of "Paul Revere's Ride": About the Poem

Category:Poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Category:19th-century American poems

Category:1860s books
Category:1860s poems