The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

Synopsis

In his magnificent interpretation of Henry Wadsworth Longfellows poem, Christopher Bing seamlessly weaves history and imagination into a rich portrait of an American hero. A meticulous researcher, Bing includes material that provides texture to history, maps that follow the British campaign to quell the rebellious citizenry, as well as the patriots ride into the Massachusetts night of April, 1775. Documents firmly affixed into the book, including the British generals orders to his troops and Reveres own deposition relating the events, give the reader not only a visual experience but a tactile one as well. Far more than a brilliantly presented history lesson, this book represents a tour de force of coherent artistic vision. In an extraordinary series of rich and moody engravings, from the mysteriously shimmering rigging of the British sloop, The Somerset, looming in a moonlit Boston harbor to the taut urgency of a man and his horse galloping at a combustible moment in the American experience, this book illuminates our country's past unlike any other.

Copyright:

2001

Book Details

Book Quality:

Excellent

Book Size:

38 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781929766130

Publisher:

Chronicle Books LLC

Date of Addition:

05/26/15

Copyrighted By:

Christopher Bing

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

Yes

Categories:

Children's Books, Nonfiction, Poetry

Grade Levels:

Second grade, Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade

Submitted By:

Kathy Swartz

Proofread By:

N/A

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.