BFW Revisited: Paul Revere's Ride Through History
Ben Franklin's World
Liz Covart
4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 29 April 2025
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Summary
Paul Revere's Midnight Ride is one of the most famous events in American history. On the night of April 18, 1775, Revere set out to warn the Massachusetts countryside that British regulars were marching to seize rebel supplies in Concord. Revere's name has become legendary, immortalized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's famous poem, The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.
But how much do we really know about Paul Revere beyond that single night?
In this revisited episode, we'll explore the history and memory of Paul Revere. Why has he endured as a national icon, while other revolutionary couriers and figures have faded from public consciousness? How does the story of Revere's ride illustrate the power of historical memory? And what does Revere's real life—beyond that one night—tell us about the American Revolution and the ways we remember it?
Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/130
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast. |
| 0:11.5 | Hello and welcome to Ben Franklin's World Revisited, the series of classic episodes that bring fresh perspective to our latest episodes and deepen our understanding of early American history. |
| 0:22.6 | And I'm your host, Liz Covart. |
| 0:25.5 | Paul Revere's Midnight Ride is one of the most famous events |
| 0:28.2 | in early American history. |
| 0:29.8 | On the night of April 18, 1775, |
| 0:32.6 | Paul Revere set out to warn the Massachusetts countryside |
| 0:35.0 | that the British regulars were marching |
| 0:37.0 | to seize rebel |
| 0:37.9 | supplies and conquered. Now, Revere's name has become legendary, immortalized in Henry Wadsworth |
| 0:43.3 | Longfellow's famous poem, The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere. But how much do we really know about |
| 0:48.2 | Paul Revere beyond that single night? In this revisited episode, we'll explore the history and memory |
| 0:54.1 | of Paul Revere. |
| 0:55.6 | Why is it that Paul Revere has endured as a national icon while other revolutionary |
| 0:59.9 | couriers and figures have faded from public consciousness? |
| 1:03.2 | How does the story of Revere's ride illustrate the power of historical memory? |
| 1:08.2 | And what does Paul Revere's real life beyond that one night on April 18? |
| 1:12.9 | Tell us about the American Revolution and the ways that we remember it. To help us answer these |
| 1:18.1 | questions, we'll revisit episode 130, where we spoke with Sarah Purcell, Jane Komensky, Patrick |
| 1:24.5 | Leahy, and Christopher Irmscher. Together, these historians will help us understand not only who Paul Revere was, but why |
| 1:31.6 | we remember him the way that we do. |
| 1:34.2 | Okay, are you ready to ride through history? |
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