Книга: The Revolutionary Paul Revere

'Quick in the saddle and fast out of town.' Watch one of America's most remarkable heroes come alive through fast-paced prose and gripping storytelling. The Revolutionary Paul Revere starts at a gallop and never slows down. Follow Revere's adventure-filled life from childhood through the French and Indian War from the prerevolutionary economic disasters through the incendiary tax fights and riots from military occupation of Boston through Revere's part in the Boston Massacre trial from his role in the Boston Tea Party through his early service as express rider for the Massachusetts patriots from the tragic death of his first wife through the whimsical pursuit of a new love from his role as waterfront spy through his famous midnight ride from his participation in the worst American naval disaster before Pearl Harbor through his eventual vindication. Learn about Revere's life in the Freemasons and the secret political clubs of Boston. Discover his role in Massachusetts' ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Get the inside picture of his business dealings, and see how he transformed himself from poor artisan to wealthy industrialist, making everything from kettles to cannons. Revere's life story is the quintessential American story.