The many rides of Paul Revere
By: James Cross Giblin
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 85
ISBN-13: 9780439572903
Subjects: Statesmen; Juvenile literature; Biography; History
Description: Paul Revere is commonly remembered as a Revolutionary War hero for his legendary Midnight Ride before the 1775 battes of Lexington and Concord. But Revere was also a famed silversmith, a practicing dentist, a resourceful entrepreneur, and an engraver of cartoons and paper money. This biography traces Revere's life from his humble beginnings as a French immigrant's son to his determined support of the rebel cause in the stormy years leading up to the American Revolution.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 81) and index.
Table of contents: title: Boy Named Rivoire; title: Liberty, property, and no stamps; title: "The horrid massacre in King Street"; title: The Boston Tea Party; title: Messenger for the revolution; title: Captured; title: The British retreat; title: The battle of Breed's Hill; title: Defeat; title: Sadness and success; title: Cool in thought, ardent in action.