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The Midnight Ride

Album: Gold Audio 14: Meanwhile, In Another Part of Town

Episode: 197

Lesson/Theme: American history: the Revolution; Paul Revere; duty; patriotism.

Bible Verse: Psalm 33:12

Characters: Whit

Writer: Phil Lollar

Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell

Original Air Date: July 4, 1992

Last Air Date: July 1, 2009

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Description:
It's American history time at Whit's End. When Marsha reads Longfellow's famous poem about Paul Revere's midnight ride, Whit tells her the whole story of Revere's ride, the Boston Tea Party, America's quest for independence . . . and "the shot heard 'round the world."

 

Questions:
Why did the American colonists throw tea into Boston Harbor? Why was it important for America to gain its independence from England? What made Paul Revere's ride so important?

 

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162: Peacemaker

164: Sixties-Something

190: Moses, the Passover, I

191: Moses, the Passover, II

193: A Tongue of Fire

194: A License to Drive

195: Father's Day

196: Harlow Doyle, Private Eye

197: The Midnight Ride

198: Treasure Hunt

200: Feud for Thought

202: Timmy's Cabin

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