Why Longfellow Lied: The Truth about Paul Revere's Midnight Ride (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781580899338)

Paul Revere's daring midnight ride made him an instant celebrity, right? Wrong! At first, no one in Boston even wanted to mention it. Jeff Lantos pulls apart Longfellow's famous poem "Paul Revere's Ride" to unravel how and why he twisted historical facts.

Do you know how historically inaccurate "Paul Revere's Ride" is? And do you know why? Author Jeff Lantos pulls apart Longfellow's poem, tells the real story about Paul Revere's historic ride, and sets the record right. Not only that, he lays out when and why Longfellow wrote his poem and explains how without it, many of us wouldn't know much about Revere at all. This is Steve Sheinkin for the younger set, complete with an American mystery and a look at two important moments in the history of our country.

A 2022 ILA Children's and Young Adults' Book Awards Honor recipient

Author: Jeff Lantos
ISBN-10: 1580899331
ISBN-13: 9781580899338
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Language: English
Published: 08/03/2021
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.70w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 07/01/2021 pg. 67
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2021
School Library Journal 08/01/2021 pg. 101
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2021 pg. 119
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2021 - Superior,Well Above Average