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More About the Writer |
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Skullduggery
Paine wanted to be buried
on his farm in New York, and so he was. How then could his coffin turn up
in London, empty? How could his skull be in Australia, his ribs in France,
and his other bones on an English suit? Learn the story of Paine’s bones
and the man who did himself the honor of digging them up.
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More from the Writer |
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Common Sense, Age of
Reason, The American Crisis
Seize the keys of
liberty and let yourself into The Thomas Paine Library. Put on a little
radical revolutionary music and treat yourself to the writings that braced
a fledgling nation.
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Crossing the Curriculum:
History |
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Meet the Bad
Guys
One of Paine’s most effective persuasive
skills was to bring kings and generals down to size, where ordinary folks
could challenge them. Take a look at two of Paine’s favorite targets on
display where, you might say, Paine put them.
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Crossing the Curriculum: Cultural
Studies |
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Was Paine the Original
Webmaster?
Why would Wired magazine call Paine
the forefather of the Internet? He did use small packets, or pamphlets, to
publish his ideas. He accepted no payment or outside control, and he
created a base of thousands of readers. If the Internet is the medium of
commercial-free public discourse, perhaps Paine was its
forefather.
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