Paul Revere Was Overrated
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
- @iammrbeat and @MrBettsClass team up to tell the true story of Paul Revere. According to Mr. Beat, Paul Revere was definitely overrated, and most of us only know about him because of a poem written decades after his death. #paulrevere #ushistory #americanrevolution
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Paul Revere was born in Boston’s North End some time in December 1734. His dad, Apollos Rivoire, was a Huguenot silversmith who came to Massachusetts as a refugee after being persecuted in France. He later changed his name to Paul Revere, by the way, and so yeah, Paul had the same name as his dad. His mom, Deborah Hichborn, had deeper roots in Boston as her family had been around for awhile. They owned a shipping wharf.
So yeah, Paul Revere junior was the third of their 12 kids. He went to the North Writing School, but at 13 left to begin training to become a silversmith like his dad. As a teen, he was drawn to the West Church and the controversial Congregationalist minister Jonathan Mayhew, who did not hide his political views during Sunday services. Paul senior did not approve of this, by the way. He also got work as a bellringer for another famous Boston church that later became important during the Revolution, the Old North Church.
Paul senior died when Paul junior was nineteen, and Paul was expected to take over the family business, even though his silversmith training wasn’t done yet. But he was resourceful, learning how to make surgical instruments and engraved printing copper plates to make more money. Two years later, he joined the British army to fight in the French and Indian War, perhaps also for the money.
He returned from the war in the fall of 1756 and resumed working as a silversmith. The next year, he met a woman named Sarah Orne and they fell in love, getting married in August. They’d eventually have eight children together.
Revere would also eventually end up running his silver shop for 40 years, producing items ranging from simple spoons to intricate tea sets. But when times were tough, like in the years following the French and Indian War, he branched out and got creative with how he made money, making illustrations for books, magazines, business cards, and political cartoons, and he even got into some dentistry. Yep, he cleaned teeth, fastened in false teeth, and sold toothpaste.
Revere also quickly got into local politics, especially after the British kept trying to tax everything to pay for the French and Indian War. Yeah he didn’t like that so much. He became a Patriot, aka Continental, or American Whig, basically anyone who opposed British rule in the colonies. Revere became a leader in various politically active groups, like the North End Caucus, the Long Room Club, Masonic Lodge of St. Andrew, and the Sons of Liberty. He became friends with fellow Patriots like Dr. Joseph Warren, James Otis, John Hancock, and Samuel Adams.
In 1770, Revere began delivering messages for the Boston’s committees of safety, who secretly took control of local government affairs away from royal officials. That same year, he published an engraving of a famous drawing of the Boston Massacre, an incident in which British troops set fire on Bostonians. Yep, this was effective propaganda meant to get folks riled up against the British.
🇺🇲Which historical figure should I make a video about next?🇺🇲
Well, this dude:
There was a man name of Mr Beat.
His history videos were very neat.
Listen to be children and you shall learn,
Of how by teaching children, a shekel he did earn!
Well, there,. a start on YOUR poem!
But what of the story that Revere went to a tavern, and imbibed too much of Grape Juice Plus, and that is how the Brits caught him??? !!
Have you made one about Andrew Johnson yet?
You should do George Vancouver or Matthew Henson.
You should do William Augustus Bowles, William Walker, or Anne Bonny next.
Garbo, the WWII double agent that fooled the Nazis into giving him the iron cross but in reality he was working for the British is a pretty fascinating figure
18th century Jack Black is overrated?
I've always thought they looked similar, too. :D
It's uncanny
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@@iammrbeat Biden or Trump?
@@iammrbeat Biden or Trump?
Cool. I was hoping you'd mention William Dawes. My two kids are his direct descendants. Their mom's mom's mom, who passed away just last year, was a Dawes.
Holy crap. That's pretty cool!
@@iammrbeat Video idea: Slovakia and Slovenia compared
Wait actually? That’s cool, I’m also a direct descendant of William Dawes so I guess we are related!
No just No
Not actual footage? More than 100 years before the invention of a motion picture camera? You just aren't trying hard enough! :D
Reach in your pocket! Did deep! And you too, can be part of the get Mr Beat a time machine! (He wants the Delorean model!)
I'll keep digging in the ol' archives. :)
My grandmother claimed that my family has ancestors who were among some of the other riders to ride out and warn that the British were coming. PAUL REVERE HAS STOLEN MY FAMILIES' THUNDER!
It's all Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's fault.
@@iammrbeat I just might have to bring a lawsuit against the estate of Mr. Wadsworth.
Many men were out riding that night
Longfellow stole it
@@iammrbeat You should subject him to an *overrated (or direct me to the link if I've overlooked it).
Dude looked like Jack Black with different hair and clothes
Definitely some similarities. Surely they are related.
So you're saying that he is... too REVERED?
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*distant cough*
Bryan. I can't believe you made this lame joke....and COMPLETELY REDEEMED YOURSELF. You shall be revered!
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@@shronkler1994? China what the fuck are you doing here?
He may be overrated as a patriot but not as a silversmith. His work is highly regarded
That's a very good point.
@@iammrbeat It's extremely popular among both silver collectors and people who desire Americana
Yes! Exactly. He wasn't just making "simple spoons" 🤦.
I mean, really, let's see what this guy has produced by hand, and actually done throughout his life, besides flap his gums🤷
@@Inapeartree I guess you didn't watch the whole video. That's too bad. You might learn something!
Everybody knows that George Washington drived a Ford Mustang to kick the British troops from Alabama
*drove
That's right. I saw it in a commercial, so it definitely has to be true.
It was a Dodge Challenger. The Mustang wouldn't have frightened anyone.
But he only did that after he ordered the Continental Army to commandeer the airports for the Revolution. Trump knows that.
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@@iammrbeat TV and the interwebs nevvvvvver lie!
"So how many historal figures aren't what they're hyped up to be?"
Mr. Beat: B E H O L D
DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED. :D
All of them.
@@iammrbeat But Grasshopper, if we get you started we get more videos. It is just a SMALL conspiracy. Noting here for you to see. These are not the droids....
bill cage 32 let me introduce you to, Napoleon. The king of overrated.
@@brunovazquez1 sure, Napoleon’s PR team made him seem like a demigod despite the failure of his Egyptian campaign and he straight up abandoned his troops during Waterloo, but “king of overrated”? Absolutely not.
First of all, he wasn’t even short. He stood at an average height for his time. Second of all, he didn’t invade Russia during the winter. He invaded Russia during the summer and took Moscow in September.
It took six wars for a coalition of every other power in Europe combined to take out Napoleon. Socially, politically, and militarily, he was one of the most important figures of the nineteenth century.
The poem may have also become popular because it was published in 1860, right before the civil war, when northerners were looking for symbols to create strong national unity.
This is definitely true. It was actually published right after the war began, in 1861.
I only ever heard about the "midnight ride." I never knew about all that other stuff he did. Sounds like he was actually UNDERRATED!
Oh snap
In his heart & mind, he believed in what he had to do. That's good enough for me .
Paul Revere was my 6th ggrandfather and was an incredibly talented silversmith whose business is still up and running today. He also started what is now considered FBI. Also, a couple of months after the battle of Bunker Hill when another awesome man, Dr. Joseph Warren was killed he and Dr. Warren's brother went to find Dr Warren's body. My grandfather performed the first recorded post morden ID by identifying the dental work he had done in the Doctor's mouth. He wasn't perfect and made mistakes, but he was an important figure in the American Revolution.
Clearly NOT sponsored by dollar shave club.
They have yet to reach out to me. :D
We always need a hero in our history. Paul is as good as any. What ? 16 kids, there you go !
Always interesting take on history. Keep up the great work. 👍 🐎 ☮
Thanks! And yep, only 16 kids. :)
And the only reason he's the subject of the dang poem in the first place is because Wordsworth found it easier to rhyme....
There was a rider Israel Bissell .. listen my children and you will whistle.. not quite the same
Not even.. 😐
Fun fact, modern Lexington and Concord are now extremely wealthy suburbs full of rich soccer moms and white collar professionals.
Also forgot to mention Paul Reveres court marshal. He was acquitted, but the circumstances behind it and his actions during the retreat were muddy.
Overrated, more like unsung political activist award
That's a good way of putting it.
According to Niall Ferguson he was the most connected man during the American revolution, studying all the correspondents he had.
Great Video Mr Beat. Wierd how one poet can change the outlook on person.
Thanks Ermes! And so true. Imagine who will be famous decades in the future who is obscure now.
Definitely gets way too much credit for the ride, but I feel like most people don't know about his other Revolutionary actions. I feel like the creation of the Bloody Massacre lithograph alone should give him some street credit.
Keep up the good work :)
Don't be a hater, just create a contest for making you famous so that you can be remembered in history :P
lol don't hate the player, hate the game!
The Penobscot Expedition was just a footnote in this video, but it was the biggest American naval disaster until Pearl Harbor. One frigate, 18 other warships and privateers, and 25 other ships were lost - and it pretty much bankrupted the state of Massachusetts. And Paul Revere was court-martialed for good reason. He wasn't just overrated, according to his detractors he was a disaster - imperious, unwilling to take orders, was unskilled about artillery and impossible to work with. And one of his chief detractors, it turns out, was Brigadier Peleg Wadsworth, who ironically was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's grandfather. For an account of this little-known episode in the American War of Independence, read Bernard Cornwell's "The Fort". Really good read. (Just waiting for Drach to do a video about it.)
So when did he make the Bartlett family’s carving knife?
I remember being taught about Paul Revere and thinking that literally anyone could've warned people about the redcoats
Well you are more insightful than I was when I learned about him :)
@@iammrbeat 😅 I guess so
I disagree, Revere is not "overrated", although I'm biased as I was born and raised in a suburb of Boston and live in Massachusetts today. Basing on what I've read in David Hackett Fischer's biography "Paul Revere's Ride" I would add two more details which made him important:
1. As you lightly mentioned Revere was a member of multiple organizations in the early 1770s. Most men at the time were members of one or two. Thus there was little communication between these groups. Revere, being a trusted member of many, acted as a conduit between them. This facilitated the organizing of events in Boston (which, lest we forget, was the most important city in the Americas at the time. Maybe second to Philadelphia. Maybe.)
2. Revere had a long history of riding by April 1775. He was a messenger who had carried correspondence to Philadelphia multiple times. Thus coordinating events between groups in the two cities.
So he was trusted and on friendly terms with the leaders of both Boston and Philadelphia. Pretty important stuff on top of all the other things he did for the American cause. Granted he didn't do anything too flashy such as become a successful General or pen important papers. But for his skill set and energy he was a top notch man.
Thanks for the nice rebuttal.
My school did a Paul Revere reenactment and I played Paul Revere.
Man, I had no idea. I had read a book about him years ago and saw a show called Liberty's Kids that featured him and played by Sylvester Stallone. He's also portrayed in the miniseries Sons of Liberty. This is something.
Yep, I've seen Liberty's Kids. It totally fuels the myth. lol
@@iammrbeat You have seen Liberty's Kids?
Only because I accidentally stumbled across it on one Saturday morning. :)
@@iammrbeat Ok. I think it's a good show.
The poem was That important. It gave each American an idea of the efforts involved in order to form USPS. Gosh!
Sometimes the mythology becomes more meaningful than the actual factuals
Most definitely.
I can agree. I lived in the late 1800's, the only thing I knew about Paul Revere was that he shouted a few words.
GROVERRRR!!!
The whole cowardice and Insubordination thing led to a Courts Martial that was held at Fort Western in Augusta,Maine;my hometown.
We only really remember him because the Beasty Boys.
I love the Beastie Boys.
Thanks for the subtitles!
Hi Mr. Beat. I live in Kansas and I am always inspired with your videos. You are the reason I am thinking about going into politics b
That is awesome. I appreciate the kind words.
Nice video
Thank you! :D
“There was a good man named Paul Revere”-LFO
"I feel much better, baby, when you're near."
Great song btw
I work at the PRH & ONC It looks like I was actually working on the day you visited lol. But I would like to say that Paul Revere was the first medical examiner in Boston, he learned how to make firecrackers on his own, had 16 kids 11 of whom survived and was an amazing dad - always rushed home to his kids before they went to bed, and so so much more!
Love your show...fun informative...
Thank you! :D
William Dawes should get the credit, he’s also my great great great great great great grandfather. I actually found someone else in this comment section who’s a direct descendant as well, pretty crazy.
You come to see how overated someone is, but leave thinking he was greater than the myth gave him credit for.
Watching this while I have lunch I bought from the Italian deli next door to Paul’s house... some little bits you left out include the fact Paul may have been at the Green Dragon before his ride (a popular watering hole on Marshall St, the oldest street in Boston), rowed across the Charlestown Harbor past British patrols using towels on his oars to dull the sound and so he borrowed a horse in town. (Imagine having to return to his friend on foot.)
He also became the first postmaster general later in life in nearby suburb Canton, MA.
He’s a fun figure to cover because he did it all. But yeah, overrated. (Though given how many kids he had, we’re all probably related to him.)😜
I literally have to do a presentation on why Henry Knox is better than Paul Revere and this was so helpful!
the term"lobsterback" wasn't used until the War of 1812
As a New Englander I expected to be annoyed but instead left satisfied that you pronounced all place names (Concord, Woburn, Castine) correctly!
Holy crap. It's very unusual for me to not butcher pronunciations. :D
Well, Woburn was a bit off but that is to be expected. Woburn needs to have the first vowel drawn out only as a native eastern Massachusetts person can do.
Which people involved in the American Revolution do you think are underrated?
Dawes for starters
Dr Joseph Warren, one of the unsung founding fathers who did a lot for the nation.
I dream of a day when Concord is pronounced properly. But great video all around!
Seeing Mr. beat without glasses feels illegal
One of the books you show, "Mr. Revere and I" by Robert Lawson, was a favorite of mine as a kid and probably one of the first things I read that humanized the American Revolution for me. It's Revere's story told from the point of view of his horse. (And, IMHO, much better than Lawson's better-known "Ben and Me" which tells about Ben Franklin from the point of view of a mouse that gave him most of his better ideas.) Not 100% historically accurate perhaps but much closer to the facts than the poem. :)
I love your comparison series. Would love to see St. Paul and Minneapolis compared since they're basically neighbors
Now here's a little story I've got to tell
About three bad brothers you know so well. It started way back in history
With Adrock, M.C.A. and me, Mike D.
I had a little horse named Paul Revere. Just me and my horsy and a quart of beer.
Riding across the land kicking up sand. Sheriff's posse on my tail 'cause I'm in demand.
I don't know how true it is but i used to live in Hinsdale Massachusetts and they celebrated local resident Israel Bissell saying he did more to warn people than revere.
Hey Mr Beat; what is your view on Parlimentary Democratic Systems such as in the UK and Israel?
Definitely agree. I wish you’d used this opportunity to raise awareness of someone who deserves some of the recognition Revere gets, Sybil Ludington.
Ah, national myth, all countries have them. Never have heroes.
Kindly do one on "Triangle shirtwaist fire".
The fire that changed American history.
My great uncle s Senator Wagner who investigated and changed labor laws then.
Shalom
That's awesome. I've actually wanted to make a video about the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire for years now.
@@iammrbeat cool...also " Radium girls". both helped make workers safe.
just grateful nothing bad was said about John Singleton Copley's fantastic portrait of Revere. : )
That map at 10:10 makes me feel dirty.
Maine?
Love your videos!
Not even in school and I still enjoy this, you should take pride in the way you teach
Thank you! That means a lot. :)
The way l see it, a country needs heroes; and most of all, our country! Also, as Massachusetts gets a bad rap due its excessive liberalism, l feel that Massachusetts needs its reputation as the birthplace of the American Revolution, of America - Massachusetts's tourism industry makes good on its Revolutionary connections, and rightly so!
I don't know, I think that it's one of the best tracks the Beastie Boys have made. Those 808s? I mean, come on.
I stayed at the mariner's house next door to Paul revere's house when I went to Boston. Took a tour of that house too. Me and my ex hung out at a place called spagnuolo's just just couple blocks away and had a good time talking with the older Italian man who ran the place and his daughter. Just wanted to say Boston is pretty cool.
0:13 The real Mr. Beat wears glasses
Mr. Beats 2024 you have my vote Sir
Which important figure in American history should you focus next? There are many but recently I picked something up from the presidential podcast, made by the Washington Post. (they did an episode on each president, even William Henry Harrison) Basically the White House and most of Washington DC didn't have a sewer system in the 19th century. The drinking water they used was infected from all the human waste and basically people got sick, their waste infected even more people, etc. Harrison and some other presidents like Zachary Taylor (and Polk died very soon after he ended his term) probably died in the White House because of this. Very interesting stuff that was looked into by a doctor by the University of Maryland school of Medicine. He looked for the medical diagnosis by presidential physicians, weather (for instance it wasn't raining when Harrison made his speech, nor was it very cold), as well as how the WH got it's drinking water, how they disposed of human waste, etc. Very interesting to think about what these presidents could have done if their death had been prevented.
Thanks for the suggestion, and I'll have to check out that podcast.
@@iammrbeat the episodes are on YT (just listen to it, don't watch it, you'll get sick from that evil merry go round). The doctor speaks about how he discovered this near the end of episode 9 on Harrison.
It's nauseating to think this individual gets so much credit.
Talking about Mr Beat ??
0:12
Shhh, keep it down. Someone might hear you
Your channel name intrigues me. :)
Mr. Beat
🤔 Well I guess it relates to the video XD
The mythologizing of Revere is an example of civil religion in much of the same way that many religions have saints (or their equivalents). Civil religion is an important aspect of nationalism which is probably why that poem became popular -- nationalism was becoming a huge part of ideology and identity and that poem was low-hanging fruit for people to use in their mythology. The fact that Revere wasn't particularly well-known at the time of the poem and was probably only known about through local family stories or hyper-focused local "historians" was actually a benefit. You couldn't just make up a story about Washington or Jefferson -- their histories were too canonized. But if you take someone like Revere -- he wasn't popular enough to where people would dispute a story about him but was barely popular enough to avoid fading into obscurity. After all, having 16 kids kinda helps fading into obscurity.
In all likelihood, Revere just got post-humously lucky that he got canonized and not one of the other messengers that night (and a host of other nights before and after as well). Not like that's a bad thing thoguh. I think the better way to teach Revere is not the mythical night ride, but from the perspective of what he was -- a middle-class tradesman living in the heart of the revolution. We often learn about the revolution from the perspective of the big-wigs, the founding fathers, but most of those guys were very rich and obviously very politically powerful and influential. Revere would have been a step below them but a step above a commoner. This is an important class of people because rulers don't pave roads, or enforce laws, or work in factories, or collect taxes etc. If Revere's class wasn't interested in a revolution themselves -- you have a bunch of rich guys sitting in their estates writing letters that just complain about the king, nothing happens, and then they all die 20-40 years later.
Idaho and Montana compared when? ;)
Hopefully this summer :)
HOLY S*** you're here in Boston!?!?! Are you doing a meet up of any kind!
I was there last November. I should have done a meet up. Next time!
Actual historical account from a Russian present circa 1775 “what was that sudden loud noise?”
I’m conflicted here. On the one hand, the facts. On the other hand, my parents grew up in *Revere*, Massachusetts. Torn by arbitrary loyalty to a town name.
Think you missed the significance of Paul revere. If you lived back then in New England you either knew him or knew someone who knew him. A people person. If anyone else rode out and warned the British were coming the farmers would have stayed in their bed.
Hello Mr. Beat
Yo Bernardo
Mr. Beat is coming! Mr. Beat is coming! He’s here to bust good ol’ Paul’s stones. 😀
you never mentioned that paul reveer looked like jack black
Crazy that Paul lived longer than today's American life expectancy
Revere = Overrated
Longfellow = Underrated
Mr Beat = Adequately rated - Outstanding!
I believe the poem is why he is so well known
hey mr. beat u should do a comparison of Omaha and Kanas city to compare the two cities, which both call them the most boring cities in the US and talk about which one is actually more boring!
cancel culture these days seems to know no bounds.... Revere was an idealist who understood the tyranny of the "red coats" or the "regulars" who were taking advantage of the colonists, much like the federal govt of today treats her citizens... so Revere did not just participate in the ride but also inspired the people to take action and not to be afraid all along the way... so Revere was not out for himself but was an inspiration to others who then went on to make contributions... Revere was also a leader in equality in terms of Native American rights and respect...
How many kids did Paul Revere have altogether?
Only 16
Mr. Beat I thought that he might have had some as a grandparent but I guess not. Thank you very much!
Are you sure that isn't David Boreanaz?
Thing, I am related to him. Our family however was on other side of war
Charles Dawes, Calvin Coolidge's Vice President, was a descendant of William Dawes.
I forgot about that!
For the REAL story of Paul Revere there is the book: Paul Revere's Ride by David Hackett Fischer.
Amen
Without NH and VT Massachusetts would have had no chance
Just visited there today!
He's over rated... But that painting isn't
8:43 The search for weapons of "Mass" destruction
Have you ever thought about a collab with Knowing Better? I feel like you two would get along
We are friends and have collaborated in the past :)
I very much dislike you disrespecting my boy Paul.
Disrespecting him by making a 12-minute video about his life.
@@iammrbeat Great video though.
@@iammrbeat When Beat disrespects you, he does not fool aroud!
@@jadegrace1312 Well thanks! And no disrespect intended to our boy. :)
He looks like Jack Black lol
Totally
I would like to see one about that filibuster guy who took over a central American country. what lead him to want to do that? Would be interesting and you have mentioned him in a video. Forget tthe name, but you know it
*You'd be a cool friend* for like a week, then that voice would start standing up the hairs of annoyance. It looks like Jack Black, good God...
I thought he was not as revered as he could have been.
Heck someone (beat) me to the joke.
Just another example of how everything is mostly marketing.
Fun Fact: Abraham Lincoln is related to Paul Revere