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“Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ...
Binding
Paperback
Weight
1 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
Yes
ISBN
0195098315
Book Title
Paul Revere's Ride
Item Length
6.6in
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year
1995
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
1.2in
Author
David Hackett Fischer
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Topic
United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Historical
Item Width
9.6in
Item Weight
22.6 Oz
Number of Pages
464 Pages

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Paul Revere's midnight ride looms as an almost mythical event in American history--yet it has been largely ignored by scholars and left to patriotic writers and debunkers. Now one of the foremost American historians offers the first serious look at the events of the night of April 18, 1775--what led up to it, what really happened, and what followed--uncovering a truth far more remarkable than the myths of tradition. In Paul Revere's Ride, David Hackett Fischer fashions an exciting narrative that offers deep insight into the outbreak of revolution and the emergence of the American republic. Beginning in the years before the eruption of war, Fischer illuminates the figure of Paul Revere, a man far more complex than the simple artisan and messenger of tradition. Revere ranged widely through the complex world of Boston's revolutionary movement--from organizing local mechanics to mingling with the likes of John Hancock and Samuel Adams. When the fateful night arrived, more than sixty men and women joined him on his task of alarm--an operation Revere himself helped to organize and set in motion. Fischer recreates Revere's capture that night, showing how it had an important impact on the events that followed. He had an uncanny gift for being at the center of events, and the author follows him to Lexington Green--setting the stage for a fresh interpretation of the battle that began the war. Drawing on intensive new research, Fischer reveals a clash very different from both patriotic and iconoclastic myths. The local militia were elaborately organized and intelligently led, in a manner that had deep roots in New England. On the morning of April 19, they fought in fixed positions and close formation, twice breaking the British regulars. In the afternoon, the American officers switched tactics, forging a ring of fire around the retreating enemy which they maintained for several hours--an extraordinary feat of combat leadership. In the days that followed, Paul Revere led a new battle-- for public opinion--which proved even more decisive than the fighting itself. When the alarm-riders of April 18 took to the streets, they did not cry, "the British are coming," for most of them still believed they were British. Within a day, many began to think differently. For George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Thomas Paine, the news of Lexington was their revolutionary Rubicon. Paul Revere's Ride returns Paul Revere to center stage in these critical events, capturing both the drama and the underlying developments in a triumphant return to narrative history at its finest.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195098315
ISBN-13
9780195098310
eBay Product ID (ePID)
61174

Product Key Features

Book Title
Paul Revere's Ride
Author
David Hackett Fischer
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Historical
Publication Year
1995
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
464 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
6.6in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
9.6in
Item Weight
22.6 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
F69.R43f57 1994
Reviews
"Fischer knows how to grip the reader as few historians do....Fischer succeeds brilliantly in re-creating the milieu of the 1770s."--The Commercial Appeal (Memphis), "Fischer knows how to grip the reader as few historians do....Fischer succeeds brilliantly in re-creating the milieu of the 1770s."--The Commercial Appeal (Memphis) "This well-written, carefully researched, and interesting book dispels much of the myth and legend that has grown up around Paul Revere's famous ride and has replaced it with an exciting account of the events on those early spring days of April, 1775....A good read as well as an excellent reference."--KLIATT, September 1995 "In one of the best recent books on the Revolution, Fischer takes what might be the most famous episode from the war and carefully sifts accumulating legend from a substantial body of fact heretofore little recognized about the famous 'midnight right.'"--The Virginian-Pilot and the Ledger-Star "Fischer has provided a nice update of one of the semi-mythological events associated with the American revolutionary experience. What is most impressive about the book is the scholarly apparatus indluded. Revere is now a human figure acting out an historical role without mythology to get in the way. For contextural biography, this is a first-rate volume."--Gerald Michael Schnabel, Bemidji State University "The action in this exciting history illuminates New England's culture--especially the ways that it differed from old England's--on the eve of the American Revolution....Fischer's details are meticulous, and provide an irresistible sense of immediacy as a slumbering countryside is wakened to war."--The New Yorker, "This well-written, carefully researched, and interesting book dispels much of the myth and legend that has grown up around Paul Revere's famous ride and has replaced it with an exciting account of the events on those early spring days of April, 1775....A good read as well as an excellentreference."--KLIATT, September 1995, "Fischer has provided a nice update of one of the semi-mythological events associated with the American revolutionary experience. What is most impressive about the book is the scholarly apparatus indluded. Revere is now a human figure acting out an historical role without mythology to get inthe way. For contextural biography, this is a first-rate volume."--Gerald Michael Schnabel, Bemidji State University, "The action in this exciting history illuminates New England'sculture--especially the ways that it differed from old England's--on the eve ofthe American Revolution....Fischer's details are meticulous, and provide anirresistible sense of immediacy as a slumbering countryside is wakened towar."--The New Yorker, "Fischer knows how to grip the reader as few historians do....Fischer succeeds brilliantly in re-creating the milieu of the 1770s."--The Commercial Appeal(Memphis) "This well-written, carefully researched, and interesting book dispels much of the myth and legend that has grown up around Paul Revere's famous ride and has replaced it with an exciting account of the events on those early spring days of April, 1775....A good read as well as an excellent reference."--KLIATT, September 1995 "In one of the best recent books on the Revolution, Fischer takes what might be the most famous episode from the war and carefully sifts accumulating legend from a substantial body of fact heretofore little recognized about the famous 'midnight right.'"--The Virginian-Pilot and the Ledger-Star "Fischer has provided a nice update of one of the semi-mythological events associated with the American revolutionary experience. What is most impressive about the book is the scholarly apparatus indluded. Revere is now a human figure acting out an historical role without mythology to get in the way. For contextural biography, this is a first-rate volume."--Gerald Michael Schnabel,Bemidji State University "The action in this exciting history illuminates New England's culture--especially the ways that it differed from old England's--on the eve of the American Revolution....Fischer's details are meticulous, and provide an irresistible sense of immediacy as a slumbering countryside is wakened to war."--The New Yorker, "In one of the best recent books on the Revolution, Fischer takes whatmight be the most famous episode from the war and carefully sifts accumulatinglegend from a substantial body of fact heretofore little recognized about thefamous 'midnight right.'"--The Virginian-Pilot and the Ledger-Star, "A work of rare historical distinction, an unputdownable narrativescraping away the tarnish of time and myth to reveal the essential metal of PaulRevere, silversmith. It is crammed with anecdote, represents a meticulousstandard of research...and offers a peerless portrait of its subject."--TheBoston Sunday Globe, "A rare volume of history that has something for every reader. Readers with a general interest in American history will find it engaging and richly illuminating. Specialists will find it packed with a wealth of fine detail. And scholars will appreciate the close attention to the sources,evidenced by more than 100 pages of notes, appendices, bibliographical commentaries, and scholarly apparatus. The maps are excellent, illustrations numerous and skillfully interpreted, and the prose sprightly and polished....Educational and though-provoking without ever bogging down inpedanticism."--Richmond Times-Dispatch, "It is rare when a scholarly history will appeal to a general readership,but such is the case with this book....A meticulously researched and wonderfullyevocative narrative that will be enjoyed by history lovers and scholarsalike."--Library Journal, "Restores Paul Revere to his place in the pantheon of American heroes by clearing away the junk of myth and mockery that has grown up around him....The book tells the story of Revere's ride in great detail and the ensuing battles with all the drama they possess."--Milwaukee Journal, "The action in this exciting history illuminates New England's culture--especially the ways that it differed from old England's--on the eve of the American Revolution....Fischer's details are meticulous, and provide an irresistible sense of immediacy as a slumbering countryside is wakened towar."--The New Yorker, "A thrilling read. Part biography, part history, this is a mesmerizinglook at democracy's infancy....This is a superb examination of the whys and howsof our Revolution."--Trenton Times, "A detailed account of the legendary 'midnight ride' as narrated by a professional historian with a scholar's command of the facts and a gift for storytelling."--Los Angeles Times, "A work of rare historical distinction, an unputdownable narrative scraping away the tarnish of time and myth to reveal the essential metal of Paul Revere, silversmith. It is crammed with anecdote, represents a meticulous standard of research...and offers a peerless portrait of itssubject."--The Boston Sunday Globe, A work of rare historical distinction ... It is crammed with anecdote, represents a meticulous standard of research ... and offers a peerless portrait of its subject., "It is rare when a scholarly history will appeal to a general readership, but such is the case with this book....A meticulously researched and wonderfully evocative narrative that will be enjoyed by history lovers and scholars alike."--Library Journal, "In one of the best recent books on the Revolution, Fischer takes what might be the most famous episode from the war and carefully sifts accumulating legend from a substantial body of fact heretofore little recognized about the famous 'midnight right.'"--The Virginian-Pilot and theLedger-Star
Copyright Date
1994
Lccn
93-025739
Dewey Decimal
973.3/311/092
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes

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  • by xaPcYdloSSy@Deleted
    Nov 06, 2008

    Remember it's real!

    This is a very well written novel and reads like a historical fiction war story. And then, you have to remember, this really happened! This book, more than any I've ever seen, details the early days of the American Revolution and takes a good look at two of the major players, Paul Revere and Gen. Thomas Gage. It goes on to unfold the events on the fateful day of Apr. 19, 1775, and does it in a format that's not a boring history book or some reference material on a required reading list. This book is entertaining as well as educational. I recommend every American read this book to better understand the sacrifices our forefathers made for us in the early days of our great nation.

  • by forddieseljeff
    Oct 10, 2006

    the best Paul Revere book!

    This is a great book. I had to read it for a class I'm taking. Normally I would sell the book after the semester but I am going to keep it that is how good it is. It reads very smoothly and quickly and there are also a lot of nice pictures, maps, and captions to make things even more vivid. This is the standard by which all other books about Paul Revere should be judged.

  • by steph-nast
    May 22, 2024

    Great book great shape

    Great book great shape

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: betterworldbookswest

  • by robla.go.dvvqlkd
    Nov 18, 2019

    An inside look into the customs and life of the times.

    Informative historical reference.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: thrift.books

  • by goferbroker
    Feb 03, 2010

    Paul Revere's Ride

    This is a page turner, full of historic detail of Paul Revere's real part in the early Boston era of British rule. The story of Lexington and Concord is told in great detail. I was amazed at the amount of research that went into this work. You will learn how much Longfellow colored the story in his famous poem.

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