Note to readers parents and educators This book includes an interview of a famous American While the words this person speaks are not his actual words all the information in the book is true and has been carefully researched Text and illustrations copyright 2016 by Lerner Publishing Group Inc All rights reserved International copyright secured No part of this book may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Lerner Publishing Group Inc except for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review Lerner Publications Company A division of Lerner Publishing Group Inc 241 First Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55401 USA For reading levels and more information look up this title at www lernerbooks com Main body text set in Avenir LT Pro 45 Book 15 21 Typeface provided by Linotype AG Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Goddu Krystyna Poray What’s your story Paul Revere Krystyna Poray Goddu pages cm Cub reporter meets famous Americans Includes index ISBN 978-1-4677-8781-9 lb alk paper ISBN 978-1-4677-9641-5 pb alk paper ISBN 978-1-4677-9642-2 eb pdf 1 Revere Paul 1735 1818 Juvenile literature 2 Statesmen Massachusetts Biography Juvenile literature 3 Massachusetts Biography Juvenile literature 4 Massachusetts History Revolution 1775 1783 Juvenile literature I Title 2015013553 F69 R43G63 2016 973 3’311092 dc23 B Manufactured in the United States of America 1 VP 12 31 15
Table of Contents Paul Revere 4 Where and when were you born 6 When did you become a secret messenger 8 How did colonists feel about having British soldiers in Boston 10 What happened after the Boston Massacre 12 What did the colonists do to fight the British 14 What happened after the Boston Tea Party 16 Was your ride dangerous 18 Did you make it to Lexington without getting caught 20 Was your mission complete after you rode to Lexington 22 What happened between the British soldiers and the colonists after your ride 24 How did the war turn out 26 How did the American colonies change because of you 28 Timeline 29 Glossary 30 Further Information 31 Index 32
Hi friends Today I’m talking to Paul Revere a very important person from history Paul why are you important Can you tell us about yourself Paul says Of course I was one of the patriots who helped early Americans stand up to the British In the 1700s the United States wasn’t a free country It was a group of colonies The colonies were ruled by Great Britain We colonists had to follow Great Britain’s laws But we didn’t always agree with those laws So we found ways to fight back I became a secret messenger to help the cause I also went on a midnight ride that helped the colonists become free 4
Paul Revere helped the American colonies break free from Great Britain This painting of Paul was created in the early 1800s 5
