Kostya Kennedy

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Kostya Kennedy

Kostya Kennedy is the author of five books, including “The Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America.”A quarter-millennium after Paul Revere mounted his borrowed horse on a moonlit Charlestown night, not a day on earth passes without his name and figure being mentioned, alluded to, or invoked. That’s not just because of the branding — there’s a town named after Revere outside Boston and there are Paul Revere schools and academies in states from coast to coast.

3 weeks ago | spreaker.com | Kostya Kennedy |Arroe Collins

On April 18, 1775, a Boston-based silversmith, engraver, and staunch anti-British political operative named Paul Revere set out on the most famous horse ride in American history. A century later it inspired the poem and legend of "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere." But the story is deeper and richer than we've all assumed.

1 month ago | brooklyndigest.org | Kostya Kennedy |Jason Schott

The Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved AmericaBy Kostya KennedySt. Martin's Press; hardcover, 304 pages; $30.00; available today, Tuesday, March 25thKostya Kennedy has written landmark biographies of the biggest figures in American sports, including the New York Times bestselling 56: Joe DiMaggio and the Last Magic Number in Sports; Pete Rose: An American Dilemma; and True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson, which we reviewed in April 2022.

Dec 28, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Kostya Kennedy |David Grann |Howard Zinn

A skillful separation of truth, legend, and what lies between in a canonical American story. A brisk trot through Paul Revere’s famous ride and the many traces of history surrounding it. That April night in 1775 wasn’t Paul Revere’s first ride nor his last.

Apr 30, 2022 | theday.com | Kostya Kennedy