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Title

Why Longfellow lied : the truth about Paul Revere's midnight ride / Jeff Lantos.

Author

Publisher	Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2021]
Copyright	©2021

Description

xxv, 134 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, photographs (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

LOCATION	CALL NUMBER	VOL	BARCODE	LAST CHECKIN	STATUS
PJ-Children's Library	JB REVERE		30644003620803	01-04-22	AVAILABLE

BIBLIOGRAPHY	Includes bibliographical references.
Contents	Cast of characters -- Introduction: You'll thank me -- The poem: "Paul Revere's ride" -- Prologue: Why so quiet? -- Dr. Warren gets the lowdown -- Nothing iffy about it -- Across the Charles -- Seeing the lights -- A very good horse -- Hello, Mr. Dawes -- Trouble -- Dr. Prescott rides on -- First blood -- "For God's sake, fire!" -- Battle Road -- American mythology -- Acknowledgements -- Source notes -- Bibliography -- Image credits -- Index.
Summary	"Unravel the mystery of how and why Henry Wadsworth Longfellow twisted historical facts when he penned his famous poem, 'Paul Revere's Ride'."-- Provided by publisher.
Audience	1120L Lexile
Other edition	Online version: Lantos, Jeff, author. Why Longfellow lied Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2019] 9781632897848
Subject	Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882. Paul Revere's ride -- Juvenile literature.
	Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 -- Criticism and interpretation -- Juvenile literature.
	Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 -- Juvenile literature.
	Revere, Paul, 1735-1818 -- Juvenile literature.
	Massachusetts -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Juvenile literature.
	United States -- History -- 1775-1783, Revolution -- Juvenile literature.
Genre	Biographies.
	Informational works.
	Illustrated works.
Other title	Truth about Paul Revere's midnight ride
ISBN	9781580899338
	1580899331

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