The Trouble with Tom: The Strange Afterlife and Times of Thomas Paine by Paul Collins
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ISBN: 9781582346137
Bloomsbury Publishing USA | 07 July 2009
Paperback | 278 pages
Paul Collins takes readers on a strange odyssey through history as he searches for the missing bones of Thomas Paine—exhumed, lost, and scattered across the globe. Blending travelogue, memoir, and historical investigation, the book follows Collins as he encounters a cast of unexpected figures, from Walt Whitman and Charles Darwin to eccentric reformers and curious characters, all connected in surprising ways to Paine’s legacy. This witty and unconventional narrative uncovers not only the bizarre afterlife of a founding father but also explores the deeper story of democracy itself.