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Thomas Paine : crusader for liberty : how one man's ideas helped form a new nation / Albert Marrin.

Author/creator Marrin, Albert author.
Format Book and Print
EditionFirst edition.
Publication Info New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2014]
Copyright Notice ©2014
Description165 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subject(s)
Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809--Juvenile literature.
Political scientists--United States --Biography --Juvenile literature.
Revolutionaries--United States --Biography --Juvenile literature.
United States--History --Revolution, 1775-1783 --Juvenile literature.
Contents Introduction: the age of Paine -- Portrait of a failure -- The great American cause -- The peculiar honor of France -- The Age of Reason -- An honest and useful life.
Abstract 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2013033272
ISBN9780375866746
ISBN0375866744
ISBN9780375966743 (lib. bdg.)
ISBN0375966749 (lib. bdg.)

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