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2007-04-18 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Today in History: the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

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Posted by Mike 2007-04-18 14:23|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Wrong category! Mods, please fix.

Posted by Mike 2007-04-18 14:26|| 2007-04-18 14:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Ah, poetry as fiction.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2007-04-18 15:18|| 2007-04-18 15:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Longfellow was what, Revere's nephew? Cousin?

Posted by Shipman">Shipman 2007-04-18 16:27|| 2007-04-18 16:27|| Front Page Top

#4 Revere? That punk? Hell, he never even made it to Concord.

What about Israel Bissell who rode all the way to Philadelphia?

Posted by mojo">mojo 2007-04-18 16:38|| 2007-04-18 16:38|| Front Page Top

#5 Yeah, Paul Revere. My friggin hero.
What an asshole...

Posted by William Dawes 2007-04-18 16:39|| 2007-04-18 16:39|| Front Page Top

#6 Great post, Mike.

I strongly recommend David Hackett Fischer's Paul Revere's Ride. . Great history and a great read.

Posted by mrp 2007-04-18 16:58|| 2007-04-18 16:58|| Front Page Top

#7 My fifth grade teacher was named Mrs. Dawes. She used to gripe about the spin machine, too.

Posted by JDB 2007-04-18 23:22|| 2007-04-18 23:22|| Front Page Top

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