Paul Revere (bap. December 22, 1734 (OS) / January 1, 1735 (NS) – May 10, 1818) was an American silversmith and a patriot in the American Revolution. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Year 1734 ( MDCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Old Style (or OS) and New Style (or NS) are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1735 ( MDCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common A silversmith is a person who works primarily making objects in solid Silver; historically the training and guild organization of Goldsmiths included silversmiths This article concerns Patriots in the American Revolution. For other uses see Patriot (disambiguation. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots"
Because he was glorified after his death for his role as a messenger in the battles of Lexington and Concord, Revere's name and his "midnight ride" are well-known in the United States as a patriotic symbol. The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In his lifetime, Revere was a prosperous and prominent Boston craftsman, who helped organize an intelligence and alarm system to keep watch on the British military. Intelligences in the American Revolutionary War was essentially monitored and sanctioned by the Continental Congress to provide Military intelligence to the The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800
Revere later served as an officer in one of the most disastrous campaigns of the American Revolutionary War, a role for which he was later exonerated. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" After the war, he was early to recognize the potential for large-scale manufacturing of metal. Manufacturing (from Latin manu factura, "making by hand" is the use of tools and labor to make things for use or sale
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Early years
Revere was born probably in very late December, 1734, in Boston's North End. Year 1734 ( MDCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Boston 's North End is the City 's oldest residential community where people have lived continuously since it was settled in the 1630s The son of a French Huguenot father and a Boston mother, Revere had numerous siblings with whom he appears to have been not particularly close. The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France (or French Calvinists) from the sixteenth to the eighteenth Revere's father, Apollos Rivoire, came to Boston at the age of 13 and was apprenticed to a silversmith. By the time he married Deborah Hichborn, a member of a long-standing Boston family that owned a small shipping wharf, Rivoire had anglicized his name to Paul Revere. Apollos (now Paul) passed his silver trade to his son Paul. Upon Apollos' death in 1754, Paul was too young by law to officially be the master of the family silver shop; Deborah probably assumed control of the business, while Paul and one of his younger brothers did the silver work. Revere fought briefly in the Seven Years War, serving as a second lieutenant in an artillery regiment that attempted to take the French fort at Crown Point, in present day New York. The Seven Years' War (1756&ndash1763 involved all of the major European powers of the period causing 900000 to 1400000 deaths His Majesty's Fort of Crown Point or more simply Fort Crown Point was a British fort built in 1759 on Lake Champlain (on the border between modern Upon leaving the army, Revere returned to Boston and assumed control of the silver shop in his own name. He was a silversmith, and also a prominent Freemason. [1]
Revere's silver work quickly gained attention in Boston; at the same time he was befriending numerous political agitators, including most closely Dr. Joseph Warren. Dr Joseph Warren ( June 11, 1741 &ndash June 17, 1775) was an American doctor and soldier remembered for playing a leading role During the 1760s Revere produced a number of political engravings and advertised as a dentist, and became increasingly involved in the actions of the Sons of Liberty. The Sons of Liberty was a Secret organization of American Patriots which originated in the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution. In 1770 he purchased, with his wife Sarah Orne, the house in North Square which is now open to the public. Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday The Paul Revere House (1680 is the colonial home of American patriot Paul Revere during the time of the American Revolution. One of his most famous engravings was done in the wake of the Boston Massacre in March of 1770. This article is about the 1770 incident The Boston Massacre is also used colloquially to describe portions of a Yankees-Red Sox rivalry. It is not known whether Revere was present during the Massacre, though his detailed map of the bodies, meant to be used in the trial of the British soldiers held responsible, suggests that he had first-hand knowledge. The 29th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army The regiment was raised in 1694 by Colonel Thomas Farrington, [2] In 1773 Sarah died, leaving behind six surviving children, and Revere married Rachel Walker, with whom he would have five more surviving children. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
After the Boston Tea Party in 1773, at which Revere was also possibly present, Revere began work as a messenger for the Boston Committee of Public Safety, often riding messages to New York and Philadelphia about the political unrest in the city. The Boston Tea Party was an act of Direct action protest by the American colonists against the British Government in which they destroyed many Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Many Committees of Safety were established throughout Colonial America at the start of the American Revolution. In 1774, Britain closed the port of Boston and began to quarter soldiers in great numbers all around Boston. Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a At this time Revere's silver business was much less lucrative, and was largely in the hands of his son, Paul Revere Jr. As 1775 began, revolution was in the air and Revere was more involved with the Sons of Liberty than ever. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
The role for which he is most remembered today was as a night-time messenger before the battles of Lexington and Concord. The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. His famous "Midnight Ride" occurred on the night of April 18/April 19, 1775, when he and William Dawes were instructed by Dr. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William Dawes Jr ( April 5, 1745 &ndash February 25, 1799) was one of the three men who alerted colonial minutemen Joseph Warren to ride from Boston to Lexington to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams of the movements of the British Army, which was beginning a march from Boston to Lexington, ostensibly to arrest Hancock and Adams and seize the weapons stores in Concord. Dr Joseph Warren ( June 11, 1741 &ndash June 17, 1775) was an American doctor and soldier remembered for playing a leading role Lexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. John Hancock ( October 8 1793 was a Massachusetts merchant and prominent patriot of the American Revolution. Samuel Adams ( – October 2 1803 was an American Statesman, Politician, Writer and political philosopher, brewer The history of the British Army spans over three and a half centuries and numerous European wars Colonial wars and World wars. Concord is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States.
The British Army (the King's "regulars"), which had been stationed in Boston since the ports were closed in the wake of the Boston Tea Party, was under constant surveillance by Revere and other patriots as word began to spread that they were planning a move. The Regular Army is a name given to the permanent force of a country's army that is maintained during peacetime The Boston Tea Party was an act of Direct action protest by the American colonists against the British Government in which they destroyed many On the night of April 18, 1775, the army began its move across the Charles River toward Lexington, and the Sons of Liberty immediately went into action. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Charles River is a small relatively short River in Massachusetts, USA, that separates Boston from Cambridge and The Sons of Liberty was a Secret organization of American Patriots which originated in the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution. At about 11 PM, Revere was sent by Dr. Warren across the Charles River to Charlestown, on the opposite shore, where he could begin a ride to Lexington, while Dawes was sent the long way around, via the Boston Neck and the land route to Lexington. Charlestown is a part of the city of Boston, Massachusetts located on a peninsula north of Boston proper The Boston Neck or Roxbury Neck was an Isthmus, a narrow strip of land connecting the peninsular Boston Massachusetts to the mainland city of Roxbury In the days before April 18, Revere had instructed Robert Newman, the sexton of the Old North Church, to send a signal by lantern to colonists in Charlestown as to the movements of the troops when the information became known; one lantern in the steeple would signal the army's choice of the land route, while two lanterns would signal the route "by sea" across the Charles River. The Old North Church (officially Christ Church at 193 Salem Street in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts, is the location from which the famous "One This was done to get the message through to Charlestown in the event that both Revere and Dawes were captured. Newman and Captain John Pulling momentarily held two lanterns in the Old North Church as Revere himself set out on his ride, to indicate that the British soldiers were in fact crossing the Charles River that night. Revere rode a horse loaned to him by John Larkin, Deacon of the Old North Church. John Larkin (?-1808(the son of Ebenezer Larkin served as the Deacon of the Old North Church in Boston.
Riding through present-day Somerville, Medford and Arlington, Revere warned patriots along his route - many of whom set out on horseback to deliver warnings of their own. Somerville (pronunciation ˈsʌmərvɪl is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, just north of Boston. Medford is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States, on the Mystic River, just a few miles north of Boston. Arlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, six miles (10 km northwest of Boston. By the end of the night there were probably as many as 40 riders throughout Middlesex County carrying the news of the army's advancement. Revere certainly did not shout the famous phrase later attributed to him ("The British are coming!"), largely because the mission depended on secrecy and the countryside was filled with British army patrols; also, most colonial residents at the time considered themselves British as they were all legally British subjects. In British nationality law, the term British subject has at different times had different meanings Revere's warning, according to eyewitness accounts of the ride and Revere's own descriptions, was, "The regulars are coming out!" Revere arrived in Lexington around midnight, with Dawes arriving about a half hour later. The Regular Army is a name given to the permanent force of a country's army that is maintained during peacetime Samuel Adams and John Hancock were spending the night at the Hancock-Clarke House in Lexington and, upon receiving the news, spent a great deal of time discussing plans of action. Samuel Adams ( – October 2 1803 was an American Statesman, Politician, Writer and political philosopher, brewer John Hancock ( October 8 1793 was a Massachusetts merchant and prominent patriot of the American Revolution. The Hancock-Clarke House is a historic Revolutionary War site on Hancock Street in Lexington Massachusetts. Revere and Dawes, meanwhile, decided to ride on toward Concord, where the militia's arsenal was hidden. Concord is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. They were joined by Samuel Prescott, a doctor who happened to be visiting Lexington. Samuel Prescott ( August 19 1751 - c 1777 was a Massachusetts Patriot during the American Revolutionary War.
Revere, Dawes, and Prescott were detained by British troops in Lincoln at a roadblock on the way to nearby Concord. Lincoln is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Prescott jumped his horse over a wall and escaped into the woods; Dawes also escaped, though soon after he fell off his horse and did not complete the ride. Revere was detained longer and had his horse confiscated, leaving Prescott the only rider to make it to Concord. Revere was escorted at gunpoint back toward Lexington. As morning broke and shots began to be heard, his British army guards became concerned and left Revere in the countryside, horseless. He walked back to Lexington and arrived in time to see the beginning of the battle on Lexington Green. The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The warning delivered by the three riders successfully allowed the militia to repel the British troops in Concord, who were then harried by guerrilla fire along the road back to Boston.
Revere's role was not particularly noted during his life. In 1861, over 40 years after his death, the ride became the subject of "Paul Revere's Ride", a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27 1807 &ndash March 24 1882 was an American educator and Poet whose works include " Paul Revere's Ride " The poem has become one of the best known in American history and was memorized by generations of schoolchildren. Its famous opening lines are:
- Listen, my children, and you shall hear
- Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,
- On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five;
- Hardly a man is now alive
- Who remembers that famous day and year
Today, parts of the ride are posted with signs marked "Revere's Ride". The full ride used Main Street in Charlestown, Broadway and Main Street in Somerville, Main Street and High Street in Medford, to Arlington center, and Massachusetts Avenue the rest of the way (an old alignment through Arlington Heights is called "Paul Revere Road"). Charlestown is a part of the city of Boston, Massachusetts located on a peninsula north of Boston proper Somerville (pronunciation ˈsʌmərvɪl is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, just north of Boston. Medford is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States, on the Mystic River, just a few miles north of Boston. Arlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, six miles (10 km northwest of Boston. Massachusetts Avenue, known to locals as Mass Ave, is a major thoroughfare in Boston Massachusetts and several cities and towns northwest of Boston
Myths and Legends of the Midnight Ride
In his poem, Longfellow took many liberties with the events of the evening, most especially giving sole credit to Revere for the collective achievements of the three riders (as well as the other riders whose names do not survive to history). Longfellow also depicts the lantern signal in the Old North Church as meant for Revere and not from him, as was actually the case. Other inaccuracies include claiming that Revere rode triumphantly into Concord instead of Lexington, and a general lengthening of the time frame of the night's events. For a long time, though, historians of the American Revolution as well as textbook writers relied almost entirely on Longfellow's poem as historical evidence - creating substantial misconceptions in the minds of the American people. In re-examining the episode, some historians in the 20th century have attempted to demythologize Paul Revere almost to the point of marginalization. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on While it is true that Revere was not the only rider that night, that does not destroy the fact that Revere was in fact riding. Other historians have since stressed his importance, however, including David Hackett Fischer in his book Paul Revere's Ride (1995), an important scholarly study of Revere's role in the opening of the Revolution. David Hackett Fischer (born December 2, 1935) is University Professor and Earl Warren Professor of History at Brandeis University.
Popular myths and urban legends have persisted, though, concerning Revere's ride, mainly due to the tendency in the past to take Longfellow's poem as truth. An urban legend or urban myth is a form of modern Folklore consisting of stories thought to be factual by those circulating them Other riders such as Israel Bissell and Sybil Ludington are often suggested as having completed much more impressive rides than Revere's; however, the circumstances behind the others' rides were entirely different (Bissell was a news-carrier riding from Boston to Philadelphia with news of the battle at Lexington; Revere had made similar rides with the news in the years preceding the war. Israel Bissell (1752-1823 was a Post rider in Massachusetts who alerted the American colonists of the British attack on April 19 Sybil Ludington (1761&ndash1839 was the daughter of Colonel Henry Ludington, the commander of the local Militia near Fredericksburgh Precinct New The only evidence for Ludington's ride is an oral tradition. ) Longfellow's poem was never designed to be history and there are few serious historians today who would maintain that Revere was anything like the lone-wolf rider portrayed in the poem.
War years
Revere's political involvement arose through his connections with members of local organizations and his business patrons. As a member of the Masonic Lodge of St. Andrew, he was friendly with activists like James Otis and Dr. Joseph Warren. In the year before the Revolution, Revere gathered intelligence information by "watching the Movements of British Soldiers," as he wrote in an account of his ride. He was a courier for the Boston Committee of Correspondence and the Massachusetts Committee of Safety, riding express to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. He also spread the word of the Boston Tea Party to New York and Philadelphia.
At 10 pm on the night of April 18, 1775, Revere received instructions from Dr. Joseph Warren to ride to Lexington to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams of the British approach. The war erupted and Revere went on to serve as lieutenant colonel in the Massachusetts State Train of Artillery and commander of Castle Island in Boston Harbor.
At the beginning of the war, when Boston was occupied by the British army and most supporters of independence were evacuated, Revere and his family lived across the river in Watertown. Boston 's North End is the City 's oldest residential community where people have lived continuously since it was settled in the 1630s Cyrus Edwin Dallin ( November 22, 1861 - November 14, 1944) was an American sculptor and Olympic archer. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Town of Watertown is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. In 1775, Revere was sent by the Massachusetts Provincial Congress to Philadelphia to study the working of the only powder mill in the colonies. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The term powder mill is usually used for a mill that manufactures Blackpowder, a type of Gunpowder. Upon his arrival in Philadelphia he met with Robert Morris and John Dickinson who provided him with the following letter to present to Oswald Eve:
Sir Philada. Robert Morris is the name of Robert Morris (financier (1734–1806 financier of the American Revolution and signatory of three important founding documents of John Dickinson or John Dickenson may refer to John Dickinson (delegate (1732–1808 American Founding Father lawyer and delegate Oswald Eve (or Oswell Eve (c 1723 – 1793 New Providence Island the Bahamas) was a mariner ship chandler Gunpowder manufacturer and member of the American Novr. 21st 1775 I am requested by some Honorable Members of the Congress to recommend the bearer hereof Mr. Paul Revere to you. He is just arrived from New England where it is discovered they can manufacture a good deal of Salt Petre in Consequence of which they desire to Erect a Powder Mill & Mr. Revere has been pitched upon to gain instruction & Knowledge in this branch. A Powder Mill in New England cannot in the least degree affect your Manufacture nor be of any disadvantage to you. Therefore these Gentn & myself hope You will Chearfully & from Public Spirited Motives give Mr. Revere such information as will inable him to Conduct the bussiness on his return home. I shall be glad of any opportunity to approve myself. Sir Your very Obed Servt. Robt Morris P. S. Mr. Revere will desire to see the Construction of your Mill & I hope you will gratify him in that point. Sir, I heartily join with Mr. Morris in his Request; and am with great Respect, Your very hble Servt. John Dickinson[3]
Mr. Eve complied with the letter completely and allowed Revere to pass through the building to obtain sufficient information, which enabled him to set up a powder mill at Canton. Canton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. [4]
Upon returning to Boston in 1776, he was commissioned a Major of infantry in the Massachusetts militia in April of that year. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Major is a Military rank the use of which varies according to country The Infantry is the oldest and most numerous of the Combat Arms in the Armed forces, and consists In November he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel of artillery, and was stationed at Castle William, defending Boston harbor, finally receiving command of this fort. Lieutenant Colonel ( Lieutenant-Colonel in English from the French grade 's spelling is a rank of Commissioned officer in the armies Artillery (from French artillerie) is a military Combat Arm which employs any apparātus machine He served in an expedition to Rhode Island in 1778, and in the following year participated in the disastrous Penobscot Expedition. Rhode Island ( officially named the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Background On June 17th 1779 forces under the command of British General Francis McLean landed at what was then called Majabigwaduce (Castine on Penobscot Revere and his troops saw little action at this post, but they did participate in minor expeditions to Newport, Rhode Island and Worcester, Mass. Revere's rather undistinguished military career ended with the failed Penobscot expedition. After his return he was accused of having disobeyed the orders of one of his commanding officers, and dismissed from the militia. Revere returned to his businesses at this time. He later obtained a formal court-martial which exonerated him.
Later years
After the war, finding the silver trade difficult in the ensuing depression, Revere opened a hardware and home goods store and later became interested in metal work beyond gold and silver. Founded in 1660 the Granary Burying Ground on Tremont Street in Boston Massachusetts is the city's third-oldest cemetery By 1788 he had opened an iron and brass foundry in Boston's North End. As a foundryman, he recognized a burgeoning market for church bells in the religious revival (Second Great Awakening) that followed the war and became one of the best-known metal casters of that instrument, working with sons Paul Jr. The Second Great Awakening (1790–1840s was the second great religious revival in United States history and consisted of renewed personal salvation experienced in revival and Joseph Warren in the firm Paul Revere & Sons. This firm cast the first bell made in Boston and produced over 900 in total. A substantial part of the foundry's business came from supplying shipyards with iron bolts and fittings for ship construction. Additionally, in 1801, Revere became a pioneer in the production in America of copper plating, opening North America's first copper mill, south of Boston in Canton. Copper plating is the process in which a layer of Copper is deposited on the item to be plated by using an electric current Canton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Copper from Revere's mill was used to cover the original wooden dome of the Massachusetts State House in 1802 and to produce sheeting for the hull of the USS Constitution. This article is about a building For the similarly-named legislative body see Massachusetts House of Representatives. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Construction In August 1785 after the Revolutionary War drew to a close Congress sold, the last ship remaining in the Continental Navy.
His business plans in the late 1780s were stymied by a shortage of adequate money in circulation. His plans rested on his entrepreneurial role as a manufacturer of cast iron, brass, and copper products. Alexander Hamilton's national policies regarding banks and industrialization exactly matched his dreams, and he became an ardent Federalist committed to building a robust economy and a powerful nation. The Federalist Party (or Federal Party) was an American political party in the period 1792 to 1816 with remnants lasting into the 1820s His copper and brass works eventually grew, through sale and corporate merger, into a large national corporation, Revere Copper and Brass, Inc.
Revere died on May 10, 1818, at the age of 83, at his home on Charter Street in Boston. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common He is buried in the Old Granary Burying Ground on Tremont Street. Founded in 1660 the Granary Burying Ground on Tremont Street in Boston Massachusetts is the city's third-oldest cemetery
Paul Revere appears on the $5,000 Series EE Savings Bond issued by the United States Government. The copper works he founded in 1801 continues as Revere Copper Products, Inc. with manufacturing divisions in Rome, New York, and New Bedford, Massachusetts. Rome is a City in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 34950 at the 2000 census.
His original silverware, engravings, and other works are highly regarded today and can be found on display at prominent museums such as the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the largest museums in the United States attracting over one million visitors a year
References
- ^ The History Channel, Mysteries of the Freemasons: America, video documentary, August 1, 2006, written by Noah Nicholas and Molly Bedell
- ^ Cumming, William P. History, formerly known as The History Channel, is a Satellite and Cable TV channel, with shows on historical events and persons&mdashoften ; Hugh F. Rankin (1975). The Fate of a Nation: The American Revolution Through Contemporary Eyes. New York: Phaidon Press, p. 24. ISBN 0-714-81644-2.
- ^ Letters of Delegates to Congress: Volume 2 September 1775 - December 1775 --Robert Morris and John Dickinson to Oswell Eve, located in the Library of Congress
- ^ Petition of Oswell Eve, 22 March 1776, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 42, II, f. 378 (microfilm, M247, reel 53, National Archives). As per footnotes in Patriot-improvers: Biographical Sketches of Members of the APS . . . By Whitfield Jenks Bell
- David Hackett Fischer; Paul Revere's Ride. Oxford University Press, 1994
- Esther Forbes, Paul Revere and the World He Lived In. Houghton Mifflin, 1942.
- Paul Revere, Artisan, Businessman and Patriot -- The Man Behind the Myth. Paul Revere Memorial Association, 1988.
- Paul Revere's Three Accounts of His Famous Ride, introduction by Edmund Morgan. Massachusetts Historical Society, 1961.
- Edith J. Steblecki, Paul Revere and Freemasonry. PRMA, 1985.
- Jayne E. Triber, A True Republican: The Life of Paul Revere. U of Massachusetts Press, 1998
Places and institutions named for Paul Revere
- Revere, Massachusetts, named 1871
- Paul Revere Village in Karlsruhe, Germany, former US Army residence, 1951
- Paul Revere Village, a townhouse condominium in Millbury, Massachusetts, founded 1984
- Paul Revere Middle School, Los Angeles, California, 1989
See also
- Old North Church
- Paul Revere House
- Paul Revere's Ride
- Israel Bissell, rode all the way to Philadelphia to alert colonists of the British attack
- Samuel Prescott, rode to Concord to alert the colonists
- Laura Secord, "Canada's Paul Revere"
- Johnny Tremain
External links
- Original copper engravings and other documents held in collections of the Massachusetts State Archives
- Librivox recording of Paul Revere's Ride by Longfellow
- The Paul Revere House
- Paul Revere Heritage Project
- Revere's former burial site at Find A Grave
- Revere's current burial site at Find A Grave
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