The Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America by Kostya Kennedy

 The Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America by Kostya Kennedy -289 pages

Published in 2025 for the 250 anniversary of Paul Revere's historic ride on April 18, 1775, this book does a good job of summarizing the growing crisis that became open rebellion against the British in New England. Details are provided on the route Paul Revere (and additional riders) took that night through the Massachusetts countryside and on the Old North Church where the famous signal lanterns were lit. Revere, son of a French immigrant, made earlier trips as a circuit rider to deliver urgent communications to New York and Philadelphia patriots. On his most famous ride, he rallied many patriot leaders before being captured temporarily by British officers. Fortunately, he was released and his captors fled after realizing the scale of the uprising that would result in the first battles of the Revolution at Lexington and Concord.

Who Was Paul Revere? by Roberta Edwards

Who Was Paul Revere? by Roberta Edwards, 105 pages

What I really like about this series the Who Was? and Who Is? books is that not only do you find out more about the person your reading about, but you learn about the period of history they went through.  This was especially true with this book.  I had always wondered how Paul Revere became famous for the phrase "The British are coming, the British are coming."  But, Paul Revere also did so much more with his life.  And, maybe the least known fact of all was that Paul Revere's ride became so famous because Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote a poem about it.