Akron Public Library

What led to Paul Revere's ride, what happened on it, and what followed, focusing on British General, Thomas Gage.

Presents an illustrated account of bookseller Henry Knox's heroic contributions during the Revolutionary War, describing how he dragged fifty-nine cannons to Boston across 225 miles filled with danger and hardship.

A biography of the patriot of the Revolution who had many trades, among them silver work, manufacture of copper, casting of bells, engraving, and dentistry.

According to the traditional telling, the American Revolution began with "the shot heard 'round the world." But the people started taking action earlier than many think. The First American Revolution uses the wide-angle lens of a people's historian to tell a surprising new story of America's revolutionary struggle. In the years before the battle of Lexington and Concord, local people-men and women of common means but of uncommon courage-overturned...

Illustrations and simple text chronicle Paul Revere's 1775 ride to warn American soldiers that British troops were on the way.

"Many know Paul Revere by the infamous words, "The British are coming!" But did he really say that? Primary sources and infographics help readers learn the facts and the fiction behind Paul Revere's midnight ride"--

Presents the story of patriot Paul Revere's ride to Lexington and Concord in graphic novel format. Revere warned the colonial militia that British troops were coming before the battles at Lexington and Concord. Includes a list of key facts, a glossary, and a bibliography.

The Massachusetts patriot whose famous ride was only one of his services to the cause of independence

A biography of the man made famous by a poem about the American Revolution, placing his life and work in its real historical context.

Recounts the early life of the boy who grew up to become a famous silversmith and Revolutionary War patriot.