| Paul Revere and the World He Lived in: A Pulitzer Prize Winner Contributor(s): Forbes, Esther Hoskins (Author) |
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ISBN: 0618001948 ISBN-13: 9780618001941 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $30.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1999 Annotation: This vivid account of the life and times of Paul Revere was first published in 1942 to great acclaim and a Pulitzer Prize. An elegant storyteller and expert historian, Edith Forbes paints a memorable portrait of American colonial history and of this most legendary of revolutionary heroes -- "not merely one man riding one horse on a certain lonely night of long ago, but a symbol to which his countrymen can yet turn." |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Political - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.6" W x 8.5" (1.50 lbs) 536 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - New England - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts |
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| Publisher Description: This vivid account of the life and times of Paul Revere was first published in 1942 to great acclaim and a Pulitzer Prize. An elegant storyteller and expert historian, Edith Forbes paints a memorable portrait of American colonial history and of this most legendary of revolutionary heroes -- not merely one man riding one horse on a certain lonely night of long ago, but a symbol to which his countrymen can yet turn. |
Contributor Bio(s): Forbes, Esther Hoskins: - Esther Forbes (1891-1967) garnered a Newbery Medal and an enduring place in children's literature with the publication of Johnny Tremain. Her adult novel, Paul Revere and the World He Lived In, won the Pulitzer Prize for history in 1942. |