{"product_id":"thomas-paine-isbn-9780143112389","title":"Thomas Paine","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fresh new look at the Enlightenment intellectual who became the most controversial of America's founding fathers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Despite his being a founder of both the United States and the French Republic, the creator of the phrase \"United States of America,\" and the author of \u003ci\u003eCommon Sense\u003c\/i\u003e, Thomas Paine is the least well known of America's founding fathers. This edifying biography by Craig Nelson traces Paine's path from his years as a London mechanic, through his emergence as the voice of revolutionary fervor on two continents, to his final days in the throes of dementia. By acquainting us as never before with this complex and combative genius, Nelson rescues a giant from obscurity-and gives us a fascinating work of history.Thomas Paine\u003ci\u003eA Note\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The Mission of Atonement\u003cbr\u003e2. Begotten by a Wild Boar of a Bitch Wolf\u003cbr\u003e3. Pragmatic Utopians\u003cbr\u003e4. Hell Is Not Easily Conquered\u003cbr\u003e5. The Silas Deane Affair\u003cbr\u003e6. The Missionary Bereft of His Mission\u003cbr\u003e7. \u003ci\u003eDroits de l'Homme, ou Droits du Seigneur?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8. The Sovereigns Among Us\u003cbr\u003e9. The Religion of Science\u003cbr\u003e10. The Perfidious Mr. Morris\u003cbr\u003e11. Utopian Dissolves\u003cbr\u003e12. Provenance\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eSources\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Craig Nelson's lovely new biography provides cogent reasons why the man who wrote Common Sense has often been neglected by the cheerleaders for the American Revolution.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A rewarding new biography . . . as much a primer on the Enlightenment as it is the story of the stay-maker from Thetford-and all the better for it.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003eCraig Nelson is the author of four previous books, including \u003cb\u003eThe First Heroes\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eLet's Get Lost\u003c\/b\u003e. His writings have appeared in \u003cb\u003eSalon\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe New England Review\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBlender\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGenre\u003c\/b\u003e, and a host of other publications. He was an editor at HarperCollins, Hyperion, and Random House for almost twenty years and has been profiled by \u003cb\u003eVariety\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eInterview\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eManhattan\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eInc.\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eTime Out\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301658054885,"sku":"NP9780143112389","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143112389.jpg?v=1767742537","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/thomas-paine-isbn-9780143112389","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}