Comparing The Historical Account Of The Midnight Ride Of Paul Revere

There are similarities and differences between the historical account of Paul Revere’s ride and the poem “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.” Both texts talked about the British coming by sea to the colony. However, the people who saw the lanterns signals were different. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow used history to make an interesting poem about Paul Revere’s ride, but altered historical facts such as the people who saw the lanterns to make Paul Revere look more heroic. In the historical account, the British came by sea, which is the same as in the poem. Both the historical account and the poem say that the British traveled by sea to attack the colonists. According to the historical account, “The two lanterns in the steeple of North Church in