On that April night in 1775 . . . What if militiamen had not met the British at dawn in Lexington and Concord? What if the British had successfully surprised the Americans during the dark of night and seized the hidden stores of gunpowder and ammunition? What if Samuel Adams and John Hancock (hiding in Lexington) had been captured? We have an image of Paul Revere riding alone on his horse alerting the countryside — an event that kicked off the American Revolution. Except he was not alone. And it was not his horse. And he was captured and interrogated by the British. And it was not the only time he rode. This class will go beyond Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s romantic portrayal of Paul Revere.
((Tom Call - Online: Zoom - Wednesday))
