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    "Listen my children, and you shall hear," is the opening line from 'Paul Revere's Ride.' During which US war was this poem written?

    Question #95018. Asked by DukeDawson. (Apr 24 08 10:24 AM)


    BRY2K

    		Longfellow actually wrote the poem to rally northerners during the Civil War and make them realize the importance of fighting for liberty as well as to point up the fact that each and every person, singly, can make a difference. In altering history, Longfellow made Paul Revere a national hero. Up until then, Revere’s name hadn’t been included among any of the lists of American worthies; he wasn’t even mentioned in William Allen’s biographical dictionary, which listed the accomplishments of 7,000 people.

    http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/historical_myths/62233

    Apr 24 08, 10:33 AM
    DukeDawson

    		Brian, you are correct. A sleight correction would be that he wrote the poem to rally Yankee soldiers instead of northerners.

    Also,Paul Revere was captured by the British and eventually released.

    Apr 24 08, 12:08 PM

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