Paul Revere

And the Minutemen of the American Revolution

"Listen my children and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere." This opening line, from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's tribute poem "Paul Revere's Ride", celebrates a highlight of this Boston-born folk hero's life and times. Like many of his contemporaries, Paul Revere was not only a businessman and family man, but also a soldier and spy. Minutemen were patriots ready at a moment's notice to serve the cause of the Revolution.©2002 The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. (P)2008 Audible, Inc.

Dull, dull, DULL!

A textbook at best. Do not waste your children’s time. History should be taught in the form of a story — my children LOVE revolutionary war history and asked me specifically to find a biography of Paul Revere. After listening to the first 10 minutes of this they disappointedly asked me to please not make them continue, and I completely agreed. I feel so sad to think that any child should be asked to learn history in this form.