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History related rant
Apr. 26th, 2010 01:37 pmDear History Channel,
Cudos to you for America: The Story of Us. After fifteen years of hearing more about Hitler and the Nazis than I ever thought I would, it excites me to finally have a history of America. My problem is your portrayal of Paul Revere's midnight ride. Paul Revere NEVER said 'The British are coming!'. Why? Because Paul Revere WAS British! So were George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin and the rest of the colonists! They were BRITISH colonists! Paul Revere riding around shouting 'The British are coming!' is like someone running up Pennsylvania Avenue shouting 'The Americans are coming!' He would've said 'The Regulars are coming!' or 'The Redcoats are coming!' The whole 'The British are coming!' was invented by Washington Irving. Please be more careful about your research next time.
Sincerely
A big fan
Cudos to you for America: The Story of Us. After fifteen years of hearing more about Hitler and the Nazis than I ever thought I would, it excites me to finally have a history of America. My problem is your portrayal of Paul Revere's midnight ride. Paul Revere NEVER said 'The British are coming!'. Why? Because Paul Revere WAS British! So were George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin and the rest of the colonists! They were BRITISH colonists! Paul Revere riding around shouting 'The British are coming!' is like someone running up Pennsylvania Avenue shouting 'The Americans are coming!' He would've said 'The Regulars are coming!' or 'The Redcoats are coming!' The whole 'The British are coming!' was invented by Washington Irving. Please be more careful about your research next time.
Sincerely
A big fan
