The British Are Coming!

by Anne Pemberton

This page creates an adventure story starring your student or your child. He or she travels back in history to join Paul Revere on his famous Midnight Ride to alert the countryside that the British were ready to attack the Colonial forces .

Turn on Speakers to hear "Boston Aire ".

Directions to create this story or book

Music Credits

Background Music: "Boston Aire". The composition was created for this story and synthesized by Anne Pemberton, 2005. The composition is a sample of the type of music widely played at the time of this story.

Illustration Credits

Illustrations used without permission, for educational use only. Some illustrations have been edited for this application.

1. History Hat: MSN Clipart
2. Paul Revere Statue: http://paul-revere-house.visit-boston-massachusetts.com/
3. Paul Revere House: http://paul-revere-house.visit-boston-massachusetts.com/
4. Paul Revere Ride: http://paul-revere-house.visit-boston-massachusetts.com/
5. Paul Revere Portrait by Copley http://mag.rochester.edu/learn/teacherServices/onlineResources/copley/AboutFaceImages.html
6. Landing of British Troops in Boston http://mag.rochester.edu/learn/teacherServices/onlineResources/copley/AboutFaceImages.html
7. Ride of Paul Revere B/W: http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/revwar-75.htm
8. Paul Revere in Lexington: http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/buildings/new-england/wrights-tavern/info/
9. Rider and walker http://www.imh.org/imh/kyhpl3a.html#xtocid5134
10. Paul Revere's Ride by Hintermaster http://www.constitution.org/cs_image.htm
11. Paul Revere Riding http://www.paulreverehouse.org/ride/poem.shtml
12. Paul Revere by Kurtz http://www.philaprintshop.com/kurz.html
13. Row Boat: MSN Clipart
14. Old North Church http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/boston18.html

Page created December 29, 2005. Anne Pemberton. Updated Wed, 10-Sep-2008 . AP.

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