Free Short Stories and Passages

I hope you enjoy these short stories and passages that are perfect for July 4th family reading!

Choose from the following stories and passages to link to the text:

A Gunpowder Story (The Heroism of Elizabeth Zane)

A Race for Liberty (The True Story of Paul Revere’s Ride)

Concord Hymn (Emerson Poem about the Battles of Lexington and Concord)

Declaration of Independence (The Text of the Declaration)

Paul Revere’s Ride (Longfellow Poem)

The Americans Who Risked Everything (Rush Limbaugh, Jr. Speech)

The Martyr Patriot (The Heroism of Nathan Hale)

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