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SUMMARY:"Paul Revere's Ride": Longfellow's Mistakes
DESCRIPTION:It's the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution AND 
 Poetry Month so we have a treat for you. \n\nMost of us have read 
 Longfellow’s poem in our early years and assumed it was historically 
 accurate. Not so. Longfellow wrote the poem 85 years after Paul Revere made 
 his famous ride April 18-19\, 1775. This talk by Fred Zilian will examine 
 the historical inaccuracies of the poem and try to explain Longfellow’s 
 mistakes. It will then address the Battle of Lexington and Concord and the 
 significance of the “shot heard round the world.\n\nAbout Fred 
 Zilian:\n\nAfter a 21-year career as an infantry officer in the Army\, Fred 
 Zilian was an educator at Portsmouth Abbey School\, 1992-2015\, where he 
 taught history\, ethics\, and German. He was an adjunct professor (history 
 and politics) at Salve Regina University\, 2016-2022. He now lectures on a 
 wide variety of subjects and offers tours of Newport & Boston and of the 
 Battle of Rhode Island (1778).\n\nZilian holds a Ph.D. in international 
 relations/strategic studies from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced 
 International Studies\, Johns Hopkins University. He is the author of 
 numerous articles\, essays\, and book reviews on history\, American 
 society\, Germany\, religion\, music\, education\, climate change\, and 
 globalization in numerous publications from the Wall Street Journal to the 
 Newport Daily News.
LOCATION:Herreshoff Community Room
ORGANIZER;CN="Ann Kathrin Weldy":MAILTO:aweldy@rogersfreelibrary.org
CATEGORIES:Talks & Discussions
CONTACT;CN="Ann Kathrin Weldy":MAILTO:aweldy@rogersfreelibrary.org
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URL:https://rogersfreelibrary.libcal.com/event/13578778
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