One interesting point that, I believe it was Malcolm Gladwell made in The Tipping Point is that, although Paul Revere got less far than either Prescott or Dawes, he actually did more to mobilize the troops -- because everybody KNEW him. He didn't make it far before getting picked up, but when he rode through town warning people, everybody went, "Oh my! Paul Revere says that the Redcoats are attacking! We should do something!" While when Prescott and Dawes rode through town, everybody went, "Oh my! There's some lunatic riding through town and yelling something! We should go back to sleep!"
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Date: 2005-04-18 05:47 pm (UTC)