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Bob Thompson is the author of Born on a Mountaintop, an on-the-road exploration of the real and legendary Davy Crockett. As a longtime feature writer for the Washington Post and the editor of its Sunday magazine, he was known for his pieces on the intersection of history and myth. His latest book is Revolutionary Roads: Searching for the War That Made America Independent...and All the Places It Could Have Gone Terribly Wrong.


The Truth Behind the Poetry: On the Facts and Myths of the American Revolution’s Early Days

Bob Thompson on Paul Revere's Ride and What Came Next
February 8, 2023  By Bob Thompson
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