Paul Revere's Ride by David Hackett Fischer (1994, Hardcover, Illustrated)

David Hackett Fischer never disappoints. His ability to set the stage with the customs, culture, and atmosphere takes the reader back in time, and consequently one feels that one has actually been there and observed the period about which he is writing. Paul Revere's Ride is one more example of his expertise, and I, personally, felt that I knew the Boston, and Massachusetts citizens so much better after reading this book. This is so much more than a review of a ride to alert the countryside about the approaching British, but a very broad yet specific treatment of the subject which one not only reveals the frustration of the Americans, but also the frustrations of the British represtatives here, and their inability to cope with the administration of their "jobs" but also the difficulty of transmitting their needs to Parliament and the King. I heartily recommend this book because our education about the Revolution gives us either the very sentimental viewpoint, or the newer rejection of some of the principals, and by letting Fischer dig out so many details, one has a much clearer picture of the times.