You don’t have to be a fan of the American Revolution to enjoy “The Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America” (St. Martin’s Press, 287 pgs., $29 hardback), but it might help.

Kostya Kennedy, known for his several bestselling sports books, has put together such a good narrative that the saga reads like a well-developed tale. However, it is, on every page, a nonfiction historical saga — maybe the best known to children of any Revolutionary-era story.

Acclaim needs to go to Kennedy for giving Revere’s famous ride a fresh gallop, especially on the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolution.

While Revere was central to the night’s equine near-madness, Kennedy points out the significance accomplices, William Dawes and Dr. Samuel Prescott, who in their own ways cal

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