The Trouble with Tom
Author | : Paul Collins |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2010-09-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781596917484 |
ISBN-13 | : 1596917482 |
Rating | : 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Trouble with Tom written by Paul Collins and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-09-05 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.