Review Of Paul Revere's Ride By Mr. David Hackett Fischer

In Paul Revere’s Ride by Mr. David Hackett Fischer in 1994 discusses one of the very important events of American history that is always stays in the darkness of misunderstandings. In this book Fischer demonstrates not only the famous ride of Paul Revere but also successfully describes the action and the adventure packed night of April 18, 1775. In the midway of the book Fischer reveals how the alarm passed by Revere and the circle was completed back to Boston. This book is adventurous, a competition between two men, Revere and chief commander of the British forces, and General Thomas Gage whose characteristics is well explore and represents him as an historical individual. Fischer explores in this book how this single event is influenced by these two men. Further Fischer attempts to verify the importance of an individuals in creating the course of history.

This story only focuses on the some facets of that night that how Revere alarmed everyone by shouting that” The British are coming”, and no one actually pay attention to the deep insight of this event night. Fischer by writing this book took the responsibility and explores the deep insight on the mythical event in American history. Fischer makes it very clear that Revere alarmed colonists that night but not by saying that “The British are coming” instead of word British Revere used Regulars, Redcoats, the King’s men or Ministerial troops. Because after independence tales began to recorded, and in 1775 the colonists still were considering themselves as British. Further Fischer reveals that how the alarm was passed by Revere in way that it passes through all the colonies and curved back to