The image of Paul Revere is etched into the American consciousness as the solitary horseman galloping through the moonlit Massachusetts countryside, shouting warnings of an impending British advance. We remember the "one if by land, two if by sea" lanterns and the frantic ride to Lexington on the night of April 18, 1775. However, history […]

Nearly every American schoolchild can recite the basics of Paul Revere’s "midnight ride." On the night of April 18, 1775, the Boston silversmith galloped through the Massachusetts countryside to warn that British "regulars" were approaching. Yet, history has largely obscured a secondary, equally perilous mission Revere undertook that same night: a desperate race to rescue […]