Paul Revere's Ride

[cherryblossommj]

We read this aloud the other day, that is we read aloud from our paperback copy of [b:Paul Revere's Ride|548774|Paul Revere's Ride|Henry Wadsworth Longfellow|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1480119102l/548774._SX50_.jpg|768111] as recommended in several lists from Memoria Press including the Simply Classical American Studies supplemental readers and Memoria Press Second Grade Classical Core Curriculum. Weeks ago, we finished reading [b:Mr. Revere and I: Being an Account of certain Episodes in the Career of Paul Revere, Esq. as Revealed by his Horse|198784|Mr. Revere and I Being an Account of certain Episodes in the Career of Paul Revere, Esq. as Revealed by his Horse|Robert Lawson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1441824322l/198784._SX50_.jpg|192296] and started out to read the Paul Revere chapter in Notgrass History's Our Star-Spangled Story and reread the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Paul Revere's Ride illustrated poem. But then, allergies. This morning was the day! I'm so grateful for the Memoria Press Classical Core recommendation of Ted Rand's illustrated Paul Revere's Ride even if I did originally buy the wrong edition in Chronicle Books gorgeous Christopher Bing's edition, [b:The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere|782095|The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere|Henry Wadsworth Longfellow|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348462991l/782095._SX50_.jpg|768111]. What an experience to be able to compare the two and take the conversation of wood cutting even further.
I have to confess I get a little animated when reading such a poem. Quite my father's daughter at such a moment...

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