ISBN10: 0195098315, ISBN13: 9780195098310, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Softcover This widely acclaimed and meticulously researched book is the first serious study of Paul Revere s famous ride. Fischer s book is an exciting narrative which offers new insight into the coming of the American Revolution.This widely acclaimed and meticul.
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Oxford Univ Pr, Date: 1995. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 464 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.25 inches. 1995. Oxford Univ Pr ISBN 0195098315 9780195098310 [GB]

ISBN10: 0195098315, ISBN13: 9780195098310, [publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, New York] Softcover Paperback. 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'sRide, 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 capturethat 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 stagefor a fresh ...
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Oxford University Press, Date: 1995-04-19. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1995. Oxford University Press ISBN 0195098315 9780195098310 [US]