Ummm - no.
Because the usual tourist banter does not include Revere’s capture - and his effectively telling his captors to screw off.
Look - the keeper of the Revere House or whatever - still doesn’t understand what he has got wrong.
This was “she read a book before the trip, and it was in the book - and she tangled it up”.
The “usual tourist banter” is what the LSM expected from her -
If you ever want to read a great book -
http://www.amazon.com/Paul-Reveres-David-Hackett-Fischer/dp/0195098315
Is an awesome book. And she sounded EXACTLY like she had read it - the emphasis on the British coming to take the weapons, Revere “warning” them - etc. If you read this book - you will understand exactly where she was coming from.
I’m from Boston - been to Lexington Green on April 19th multiple times. Been to nearly every historical site there 3X. her comments were NOT based on the usual banter. The book reads like a Die Hard movie.
One reason I say this - the part where Revere is caught - just sticks in your head. It is just so awesome - some of the backstory - he was actually WANTED by the Brits - he was not just some unknown dude. So here he is - riding around the coutryside, raising the alarm - the Brit Scouts catch him - and ask “Who are you” and he says “Paul Revere” - like the ONE guy they were trying to catch. (I forget - but his charge would have been close to treason) - So - a little banter, they put a gun to his head, blah blah, - THEN he says “Better let me go - because my boys are coming!” - and they let him go!
But - no - I don’t get a commission on book sales.
I wasn’t so much referring to the content as the presentation.