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Longfellow's classic poem of this historic ride is brought to life through illustrations capturing the emotions of the period when the British militia arrived in Boston Harbor, which led to the start of the American Revolution.
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Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere.... So begins Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's stirring tale of Paul Revere's ride and the first battle cry for American independence. Written over a century ago, the words still resonate today. Now acclaimed artist Charles Santore has turned his attention to this historic event, immortalized in Longfellow's poem. Paul Revere, his horse, the Old North Church, the lantern, Lexington and Concord -- all spring from these pages, and make that famous race against time live once again.
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