Most of the American kids we know love watching DVDs, so we're making DVD movies of some of our favorite American history heroes and heroines. Boomer the American eagle and his niece Ellie love telling their stories. We hope you have fun watching them.
Paul Revere: Midnight Ride
He was the son of a French immigrant and lived his whole life in Boston, Massachusetts. His friends and neighbors knew him as a craftsman who made beautiful things in silver and gold. But Americans know him for his midnight ride to Lexington, Massachusetts, on April 18, 1775. In this entertaining movie, you can learn how he warned the American patriots that "The British are coming! The British are coming."
He was one of the most radical patriots of the American Revolution, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and the first governor of Virginia. Most of us know him for his famous speech, "Give me liberty or give me death." In this award-winning movie, you can learn about his life, how he shook up early American history, and who some of his very famous friends were.