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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2014 | Grades 5 and Up
Gr 8 Up—Paine penned words more than 200 years ago that still resonate today, and acclaimed author Marrin documents this Founding Father's life and influence, using images, excerpts from primary source materials, and other resources. Within five hefty chapters, Marrin also introduces readers to class conflict, the Enlightenment, the American and French Revolutions, and slavery. Marrin's writing is uneven at times. He eng...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on November 1, 2014
Marrin provides an overview of his subject's life while also showing the evolution of Paine's opinions and the impact of his writing on both his contemporaries and on future generations. After some career dithering, Paine declared that his mission in life would be as a "farmer of thoughts." From the stirring words of Common Sense that united the American revolutionaries, to the call to arms in The American Crisis that invigorated soldiers in the winter of 1776, to Rights of Man that optimis...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
Marrin shows the evolution of Paine's opinions and the impact of his writing on both his contemporaries and on future generations. From <i>Commo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More