Rebel! A Biography of Tom Paine By Samuel Edwards
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Ever play the game of who would you have lunch with from the past and choose Ben Franklin Napoleon or George Washington Well maybe not but Thomas Paine interacted with them all An incredible life that probably would be well known had he not got into a public spat with George Washington in the 1790 s Paine was very involved with both the American Revolution and the French Revolution He tried to get the British to rise up against the British Monarchy but was not successful and was tried in court as a traitor. Rebel a biography of tom paineo pdf America loved Paine and gave him thousands of acres of farmland near New Rochelle France loved him and elected him to new congress where he interacted with all the new leaders of the Revolution and the Americans in Paris Like all the French Revolutionists he got caught up in the machine that arrested and beheaded hundreds each day He spent months in jail and evidently was saved from beheading when the door to his cell was opened early the death mark in chalk was on one side but when the door was opened he was not chosen George Washington made no attempt to free Paine and Paine took it personally Paine wrote scathing pamphlets about Washington and how the Revolution was won by other Generals and not Washington Washington chose to not respond but the Federalist party turned on Paine which probably might be one of the reasons why he is not as well known as he should be. Rebel a biography of tom painey review Very good book well researched 312 I was introduced to Tom Paine s writing in high school preferring his work to that of his contemporaries both as regards style and content This biography covers his work as well as his life public and private 312
Rebel! A Biography of Tom Paine By Samuel Edwards |
0275198506 |
9780275198506 |
English |
312 |
Hardcover |
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