{"product_id":"the-ride-paul-revere-and-the-night-that-saved-america-by-kostya-kennedy","title":"The Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America by Kostya Kennedy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimed for the 250th anniversary of one of America's most famous founding events: Paul Revere's heroic ride, newly told with fresh research into little-known aspects of the story Americans have heard since childhood but hardly understood\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn April 18, 1775, a Boston-based silversmith, engraver, and anti-British political operative named Paul Revere set out on a borrowed horse to fulfill a dangerous but crucial mission: to alert American colonists of advancing British troops, which would seek to crush their nascent revolt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRevere was not the only rider that night, and indeed, he had completed at least 18 previous rides across New England and other colonies, disseminating intelligence about British movements. But this ride was like no other, and its consequences in the months and years to come--as the American Revolution morphed from isolated skirmishes to a full-fledged war--became one of our founding legends.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ride\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Kostya Kennedy presents a dramatic new narrative of the events of April 18 and 19, 1775, informed by fresh primary and secondary source research into archives, family letters and diaries, contemporary accounts, and more. Kennedy reveals Revere's ride to be more complex than it is usually portrayed--a loosely coordinated series of rides by numerous men, near-disaster, capture by British forces, and finally success. While Revere was central to the ride and its plotting, Kennedy reveals the other men (and, perhaps, a woman with information about the movement of British forces) who helped to set in motion the events that would lead to America's independence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrillingly written in a dramatic, unstoppable narrative, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ride\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e re-tells an essential American story for a new generation of readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"As recognizable as the name is, we did not know the real Paul Revere until Kostya Kennedy revealed the man in full in\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Ride.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThanks to a fascinating, detailed narrative, we discover not only Revere's heroism but also the larger and dangerous role Revere played with other famous patriots in creating a new republic.\" --Tom Clavin,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBandit Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Fascinating...dramatic...a skillful separation of truth, legend, and what lies between in a canonical American story.\"--Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"An important book for readers seeking a deeper understanding of a crucial moment in American history. It will captivate history scholars, students, and enthusiasts from start to finish.\" --Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A richly detailed, congenial, and dryly humorous account of Paul Revere's 1775 ride to Lexington and Concord and his legacy. ... The perfect read to mark the 250th anniversary of this foundational act.\" --Booklist (starred review)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"With \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Kennedy brings his clear prose and flair for play-by-play storytelling to unravel fact from legend in one of the best-known stories in American history: the midnight ride of Paul Revere.\" --Deborah Hopkinson, Book Page (starred review)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Thorough ... engaging ... readers with an interest in history will find \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ride\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a compelling and informative account of Paul Revere.\" -- Jim Piecuch, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal of the American Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, by Kostya Kennedy, brings Revere to life fully, making him not simply a patriot for his time but a beacon for our time, too.\" -- John Baldoni, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ride'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a great look at how important a single individual can be in the shaping of the future of an entire nation. It's also a great introduction to the early events of the American Revolution as our country celebrates its 250th anniversary.\" -- Jennifer Huberdeau, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Berkshire Eagle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKOSTYA KENNEDY\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Editor in Chief of Premium Publishing at Dotdash Meredith. A former Senior Writer and Editor at Sports Illustrated, he is the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrue: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas well as the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers 5\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e6: Joe DiMaggio and the Last Magic Number in Sports\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePete Rose: An American Dilemma.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAll three books won the CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year. 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