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Comparing Johnson's 'Paul Revere And The American Revolution'

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Paul Revere “ Commentators have pointed out the many of the historical details he got wrong” from “How Accurate was Longfellow's poem” by Franklin Johnson, this whole article is about the truth and lies of the poem. In the poem, Ralph Waldo Emerson described the first shot by an american patriot as the “ shot heard” ‘round the world’, from “Paul Revere and the american revolution”by Ethel Ames. “A hurry of hoofs in a village street, A shape in the moonlight, a bulk in the dark, And beneath from the pebbles, in passing, a spark Struck out by a steed flying fearless and fleet”, from “Paul Revere’s Ride¨, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. “Paul Revere and the American Revolution” by Ethel Ames says ¨Dawes, road out to lexington as well, via a different route. After the message was successfully delivered.” “ And the third rider Samuel Prescott went on to nearly concord. British troops stopped Revere and dawes but prescott got through and was able to warn the concord patriots to hide their guns and supplies” this has two men it it but in the next one. In “ Paul Revere’s Ride” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow says nothing about having to do with two men “ And I on the opposite shore will be, Ready to ride opposite shore will be, Ready to ride and spread the alarm.” In this poem it is …show more content…

“ Paul Revere's Ride” by Henry wadsworth Longfellow of the North church tower as a single light, One if by land and two by sea And I on the opposite shore will be Ready to ride and spread the alarm.” So this information is wrong and so not accurate if u thought it was you have been wrong. “How accurate was Longfellow's poem” by Franklin johnson says” the lantern single was not to inform Revere of which route the british were taking, but to let others know in case captured” this information is correct and what really

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