Title: Thomas Paine
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.
Subjects: Revolutionaries, Juvenile literature, Political scientists, Biography, History, Paine, thomas, 1737-1809, United states, history, revolution, 1775-1783, United states, history, revolution, 1775-1783, juvenile literature
Places: United States
People: Thomas Paine (1737-1809)
Time periods: Revolution, 1775-1783