Thomas Paine
Subtitle: crusader for liberty : how one man's ideas helped form a new nation
By: Albert Marrin
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
ISBN-13: 9780375866746; 9780375966743
Subjects: Revolutionaries; Juvenile literature; Political scientists; Biography; History
Description: A portrait of the influential intellectual behind such books as "The Age of Reason" discusses his limited formal education, fervent support of American independence, and life-risking advocacy of history-shaping ideas.

Dubbed the Father of the American Revolution, Thomas Paine began his written reign by fervently proposing the idea of American independence from Great Britain, where he lived before emigrating to the United States in his thirties.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Accelerated Reader MG 7.7 5 5 170892
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the age of Paine; title: Portrait of a failure; title: The great American cause; title: The peculiar honor of France; title: The Age of Reason; title: An honest and useful life.