Paul Revere's Ride has many sections that decode Revere's life. Paul Revere's Midnight Ride represents a huge event in American history, but it has been overlooked by many. David Hackett wrote this book telling everything that happened before, during and after his journey that led to the American Revolution. This showed Revere's courage throughout his life, from childhood to his battles. Hackett also reveals the story of Thomas Gage. He also played a huge role in influencing American freedom and law and the American Revolution. The book begins with Paul Revere's America. Paul Revere's real name was Apollos Riviore. Paul Revere's name was later changed because it was too difficult to pronounce. He was born on the small island of Guernsey in the English Channels, but at the age of 12 he sailed for Boston on November 15, 1715. By 1722 he was a goldsmith in Boston. In 1729, Paul Revere married a certain Deborah Hitchborn. He worked as a craftsman and silversmith. During this period, he was known to have extraordinary skills in both jobs. One of Paul Revere's best projects was his print of the Boston Massacre in 1770. It helped create an image of British tyranny and American virtue that still shapes the memory of the massacre. When it came to General Thomas Gage, he was the commander and leader of the British forces in the new world. By 1774, he was known to be the most powerful man in North America. Gage was the only soldier who hated war. Thomas Gage took part in the Battle of Culloden, the French and Indian War and the conquest of Canada. He witnessed the British defeat at Fontenoy which changed his view of the battles. “He was the youngest son of an aristocratic Anglo-Catholic family based in Firle Place, Susses, in the south of England” (Fi...... middle of paper ......s, a craftsman and whose practical ability to get things done is more like other American heroes. Fisher explained the courageous journey that Paul Revere took representing all that was best in the American character and in Lieutenant General Thomas Gage, although he considered himself a liberal man. and reasonable He initially liked Americans and eventually married one, Gage had come to hate Bostonians with everyone else he was in during his role as a military commander was presented in fifteen chapters (in addition to an introduction, aftermath, and epilogue) with the famous alarm itself as the central point. Paul Revere's Ride has done a great job drawing itself out in great detail to explain both Gages and Revere's travels. Works Cited Fischer, David Hackett Paul Revere's Ride ,. 1994. Print.