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Living near Boston, I thought it would be good to learn a little more about Paul Revere, and Joel J. Miller’s The Revolutionary Paul Revere did not disappoint. The book is well-researched, and while the writing style is somewhat dry it is easy to read and paints a clear picture of Revere and the society he lived in. I came away with a better understanding of the revolutionary colonies, and I will never again see Revere solely as Longfellow’s midnight rider. I knew that Paul Revere was a talented silversmith, but (among other things) learned that he also made bells and supplied the sheets of copper for Robert Fulton’s experimental steam engines. Miller’s discussions of Revere as a businessman and entrepreneur and his place within the social classes of the time were both interesting and enlightening.
I recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn more about revolutionary America as well as Paul Revere. Conveniently, I have a copy of this book (provided by phenix & phenix, as was my review copy) to give away to a reader of this blog. To enter, leave a comment telling me a favorite historical fact from the American revolution. Leave comments for extra entries if you follow this blog, or subscribe via email. A winner will be chosen via random.org sometime after 9am EDT July 5th.
MaryAnne is a craft loving educator, musician, photographer, and writer who lives in Silicon Valley with her husband Mike and their four children.
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Ah, I have to enter this one! How could I pass up a history book?!
Favorite fact…the war might have been lost if George Washington hadn’t decided to have his troops inoculated against smallpox :-)
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Nearly 10,000 pounds, as in the money, not the weight, of tea were dropped in the harbor during the “Boston Tea Party.” No, I’m not as smart as I seem. I had to look on Wikipedia for a fun fact because History was not one of my favorite subjects in school… although now I wish it had been because as I’m older I learn more and more fun things.
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Oh, how fun! I love American history. Favorite revolutionary fact: Fighting at Lexington and Concord began more than a year before the Declaration of Independence was signed.
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I’m terrible at history so I don’t even know what fact I would share! My son loves history, though!
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Hmmmmmm……. favorite fact about the revolution. The revolution actually had started before the Battle of Lexington and Concord.
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