To: Vermont Lt
Yes, Revere indeed had to elude the Somerset at anchor between Boston and Charlestown. The crew in the rowboat muffled the oarlocks as they carefully rowed past the warship on the way to Charlestown.
Read Paul Revere's Ride by David Hackett Fischer for all the details. It is a wonderful book and a very exciting tale.
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Its interesting how many readers make comments with a minimal amount of historical remembrance, like these kids nowadays are just not getting real American history straight.
Must be a liberal thing I guess.If its more than 5 years ago its not worth remembering?
17 posted on
04/10/2010 7:03:38 PM PDT by
Eye of Unk
("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act" G.Orwell)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
I read that book on a ferry from Washington state to Victoria, BC. Gosh, you could make a movie about it.
To: ProtectOurFreedom
The crew in the rowboat muffled the oarlocks as they carefully rowed past the warship on the way to Charlestown. And for the bonus round, how did the crew muffle those oars, according to David Hackett Fischer?
21 posted on
04/10/2010 8:04:44 PM PDT by
NonValueAdded
("The real death threat is their legislation" Rush Limbaugh, 3/25/10)
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