Thomas Paine and the Dangerous Word av Sarah Jane Marsh

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''The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.'' As an English corset-maker''s son, Thomas Paine was expected to spend his life sewing women''s underwear. But as a teenager, Thomas dared to change his destiny, enduring years of struggle until a meeting with Benjamin Franklin brought Thomas to America in 1774-and into the American Revolution. Within fourteen months, Thomas would unleash the persuasive power of the written word in Common Sense-a brash wake-up call that rallied the American people to declare independence against the mightiest empire in the world.