![]() ![]() ‘You are the third person who has brought me the same information,’ he confided. Paul Revere listened as the boy told his story, and thanked him for coming. From time to time, a voice rose high enough for the eavesdropping groom to hear a snatch of conversation-something about ‘hell to pay tomorrow!’ ![]() As they tugged at their bridles and saddlery, they talked in low tones among themselves. Earlier that day, several officers had gone there to work on their riding tack. ![]() A friend was a hostler at a livery stable where the Regulars kept their horses. When he reached Paul Revere’s place he dashed through the door and announced his news-the Regulars were ready to march!Ĭatching his breath, the boy told Paul Revere what he knew. ![]() He ran from Province House off Marlborough Street to the close-built neighborhood of the North End. Late in the afternoon of April 18, 1775, a stable boy sprinted through the busy streets of Boston. In this excerpt, we see Revere called to service on that fateful day. David Hackett Fischer set out to remedy this in his book Paul Revere's Ride, which delves into Revere's history as well as the tumultuous world he lived in. While this event is iconic to most Americans, far less attention has been paid to the man himself. On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere set off on his famous midnight ride. ![]()
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