About this title: The author of "Sixpence House" travels the globe piecing together the missing body and soul of one of America's most enigmatic founding fathers: Thomas Paine.
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Description: Like New. 2009-Paperback-May contain minor shelf-wear. Otherwise, volume un-read and in "As-New" condition. -Used-Like New-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
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Description: FINE. Superb, crisp, clean, unread hardcover with very light shelfwear to the dust jacket and a remainder mark to one edge-GREAT! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Date Published: 10-19-05
ISBN-13:9781582345024ISBN:1582345023
Description: FINE. Superb, crisp, clean, unread hardcover with very light shelfwear to the dust jacket and a remainder mark to one edge-GREAT! 1 lbs. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781582345024ISBN:1582345023
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Like new condition. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 275 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
"I love the way Paul Collins writes, and this book is no exception. He uses the trail of Tom Paine's bones as a connecting line to explore the history of ideas Paine espoused in "Common Sense". Collins mixes commentary of his travels on the trail, with the history of the place. Excellent book if you like to see different connections of history and ideas."
"Paul Collins teaches locally at PSU, and after hearing rave reviews of his class I've decided to someday take a writing class from him. I then found out he'd be at Powell's for a reading and signing, so off I went with a friend (one of the ones who'd taken that class). I couldn't quite decide which book to get, so I got this and another (Banvard's Folly). I was really curious as to his style of writing, since one of the other audience members asked why he didn't have indexes, and he said it's because he writes narratives. His sources are explained in essays at the back of each book.
Using narrative to write nonfiction is a great idea. I'm not savvy enough to know if there's another word for it, but basically the author goes on a journey- in this case to find the bones of Thomas Paine- and walks us through it with him. The reader gets the sense of the journey made and a good story at the same time. I had no idea that Thomas Paine, one of our founding fathers, was actually not well liked during his time. In fact, his fans and admirers were something of a fringe group in many cases. This book follows the story of his bones, which were taken on a journey of their own by different admirers trying to figure out what to do with them.
I highly recommend it, based on his writing style alone, which I find conversational and easy to follow. Having seen him speak, I can even almost hear his voice saying the words out loud- and I love writers who write how they speak."
"Not Collins's best, but it still captures a lesser-known angle of history, like all of his work. I am know vaguely familiar with Thomas Paine's skeleton and its journey around the world."
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