Paul Revere and the Ride of His Life

Like many figures in history, Paul Revere wasn’t famous during his lifetime. But after his death, the story of his exemplary patriotism remains even today. After all, many believe that Revere yelled, “The British are coming! The British are coming!” as he galloped through Concord, Massachusetts, in 1775.

But that’s only the remixed version of the actual events. On that day, Revere rode alongside Samuel Prescott and William Dawes. And of the trio, Prescott was the only one who made it to Concord to warn the residents of the arrival of the British. If anything, the poem “The Midnight Ride of Paul Rivere” should be discarded or modified.