Description: Original and well told, this account argues that the greatest patriotic contribution of America's Midnight Rider was his work in helping the nation develop from a craft to an industrial economy.
Brief description: Robert Martello is an associate professor of the history of science and technology at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering.
Review Quotes: Martello succeeds superbly in using Paul Revere as a lens to view the social, economic, and technological landscape of early America . . . Revere's adept transitions are matched only by Martello's adept retelling of them. Highly recommended.
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