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Fifty Famous People

James Baldwin

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .He was ready to mount.

Then another light flashed clear and bright by the side of the first one. The soldiers would cross the river.

Paul Revere sprang into the saddle. Like a bird let loose, his horse leaped forward. Away they went.

Away they went through the village street and out upon the country road. "Up! up!" shouted Paul Revere. "The soldiers are coming! Up! up! and defend yourselves!"

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The cry awoke the farmers; they sprang from their beds and looked out. They could not see the speeding horse, but they heard the clatter of its hoofs far down the road, and they understood the cry, "Up! up! and defend yourselves!"

"It is the alarm! The redcoats are coming," they said to each other. Then they took their guns, their axes, anything they could find, and hurried out.

So, through the night, Paul Revere r. . . Read More

Community Reviews

an easy read. would be more on the level of a school child. each person was anecdoted in a short paragraph or two. many were quite superficial. some not true. didn't really get much out of this one. recommended for assorted reading contests.

A great collection of classic short stories with legendary figures from Ancient Greece, Rome, Britain, that are selected and retold by James Baldwin for kids. Some of these stories are derived from ancient references and have a slight historical value. However, others are just folk tales and are use

This is listed in the bundle as Saving the Birds.

We read this in morning-time. Short stories that were great for giving Lu a chance to practice narration!

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