Tues 10.19.10| What Paine Thought

Alan Taylor, The Civil War of 1812 Knopf, 2010

Leon Rosselson & Robb Johnson, The Liberty Tree: A Celebration of the Life and Writings of Thomas Paine PM Press, 2010

Was Thomas Paine anti-government? What did he mean when he argued that the US should be a republic? Historian Alan Taylor talks about Paine's life, his political convictions, and Common Sense, which Taylor calls the most powerful and pivotal pamphlet in US history. Also, Leon Rosselson and Robb Johnson have created an audio celebration of Paine's life and words.
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