I can't remember the name of this historic figure.

[no_hypocrisy]

With all the re-writing of American history by Palin, I realize that I can't remember the name of a colonialist who was involved with defending Massachusetts. It wasn't Paul Revere. This guy had a very bad injury when molten metal covered his hand.

This is really bothering me. Anyone else know whom I talking about? I learned about him in Fifth Grade and never heard anything about him after then.

[Dennis Donovan]

1. Are you thinking of the (fictional) Johnny Tremain?

[razorman]

3. That's what I was thinking. I read the book in elementary school, too.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. YES!!!!!!!

That's the guy!

Are you kidding? He was fictional?? That I didn't remember.

Re-name ME Sarah Palin.

Thanks!!!! I feel A LOT better now.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Tremain

[ChoppinBroccoli]

2. Whoa. A Guy With A Metal Hand? Was It THIS Guy?

http://www.yourprops.com/norm-4ae6877e8db3d-Army+of+Darkness+%281992%29.jpeg

[hfojvt]

4. and it wasn't this guy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Bissell

"At each town along the way, church bells were rung and muskets fired to spread the word; when he reached Philadelphia, the pealing of the Liberty Bell caused a crowd of 8,000 to assemble to hear the news."

Bur now that I read that, what did Palin say about bells? The bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells.

In the words of Doonesbury "heads up! It's bad art!!" http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/medny/venturi-poebells.html

[dynasaw]

6. Johnny Tremain

was a children's book written in 1944 by Esther Forbes.

[Brother Buzz]

7. The Disney film popularized the story

[murielm99]

8. I loved that book.

When I was older, I found "Paul Revere and the World he Lived In." That was an adult biography/history. She won the Pulitzer for that. She was quite a great lady.