BOOKS // Alternative Histories

Many, if by Land

A new look at an old American tale

by Lauren Earline Leonard

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“You hear about Paul Revere, but it only makes sense that there were other riders,” says Philadelphia-based illustrator Eric Battle. No stranger to setting straight the historical record, Battle served in 2022 as the curator, art director, and illustrator of three profiles in BLAM! Black Lives Always Mattered! Hidden African American Philadelphia of the Twentieth Century, a graphic novel about men and women who overcame racial barriers to contribute to the progress of the city and nation. Battle is now illustrating a children’s book that is a more robust telling of the famous midnight ride that signalled the beginning of our American Revolution. //

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