The Trouble with Tom
The Strange Afterlife and Times of Thomas Paine
Biography & Memoir, Historical, Nonfiction, History
| Author: | Paul Collins | ISBN: | 9781596917484 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | September 5, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury USA | Language: | English |
| Author: | Paul Collins |
| ISBN: | 9781596917484 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | September 5, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury USA |
| Language: | English |
A Book Sense Fall 2005 History Channel Top Ten Pick
Paul Collins combines present-day travelogue with an odyssey down the forgotten paths of history as he searches for the physical remains of founding father Thomas Paine. Paine's missing body, like a saint's relics, has been scattered in pieces around the world over the last two centuries-a brainstem in New York, a box of bones in London, a lock of hair in Edinburgh, a skull in Sydney. As Paul tracks down these remnants, he revisits the unusual life of Tom Paine-and in his search for Paine's body, Collins uncovers that body's soul.
A Book Sense Fall 2005 History Channel Top Ten Pick
Paul Collins combines present-day travelogue with an odyssey down the forgotten paths of history as he searches for the physical remains of founding father Thomas Paine. Paine's missing body, like a saint's relics, has been scattered in pieces around the world over the last two centuries-a brainstem in New York, a box of bones in London, a lock of hair in Edinburgh, a skull in Sydney. As Paul tracks down these remnants, he revisits the unusual life of Tom Paine-and in his search for Paine's body, Collins uncovers that body's soul.
