Paul Revere & The World He Lived In by Esther Forbes - 1942

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company , 1942. 1942 on copyright and title pages . Hardcover. Near Good. Esther Forbes ( 1891- 1967 ) daughter of Math teacher, later a lawyer , father, and her historian and writer mother.... Esther Forbes, a gifted story -teller despite near-sightedness, word- spelling difficulties, and dyslexia ; a very remakable author... The awards-winning author of " O Genteel Lady " ( 1926 ) ......" A Mirror For Witches " ( 1928 ) ... " Miss Marvel " ( 1935 )....." Paradise " ( 1937 ) ...." The General's Lady " ( 1938 ) " Johnny Tremain ( 1943 ) ...... and this book , the difenitive biography of Paul Revere ( 1942) and other books, including childrens books.....About Paul Revere ( 1735 - 1818 ) Boston silversmith and engraver, member of American Revolution, and the Sons of Liberty, cartoonist , courier ( famous in Longfellow's poem for his ride sounding the alarm.... AbBook by Esther written with her collaboration with her mother..... With red on white backround Plan of the Great Town of Boston ( 1769 ) on front end pages..... Map Showing the Rides of Paul Revere end pages. ( Apr. 18 -19, 1775 ) on rear end pages. Remarkable, abundant, captioned illustrations, on glossy plates, in three sections., plus decorations... With Eight Sections, many chapters, chronolgically consecutive ( 1715 - 1818 ) Decorated , orange-colored front over, black colored lettering on spine, cloth book with sun-lightening on the spine of this 74 years old book about the life of Paul Revere . A Pulitzer Prize in History Book, in 1943. No dust jacket. Book weighs 2 pounds. Page margin crease ( pp. 427-428 )

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