This book sees the world through Paine’s own eyes and provides a human interpretation not only of ‘the Age of Revolution’ but also of ‘the maker of revolutions’ himself.
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This is the definitive biography of a man whose life and work profoundly shaped the modern age. “[A] richly detailed . . . disciplined labor of scholarship and love, an exemplar of the rewards of a gargantuan effort at historical research ...
Thomas Paine galvanized the colonists to struggle for a democratic republic free from Britain,.
Yes , yes , that's splendid , but can you prove you are a citizen ? REGISTRAR 1. Were you ever formally made a citizen ? PAINE . Formalities ? No , no , my life has been spent breaking down formalities . REGISTRAR 2.