Graphic novel, 112 pages
English language
Published by Polyp.
It’s an outrage that Thomas Paine (1737 – 1809) has been almost totally whitewashed out of popular history. His writings sparked American democratic independence, opposed slavery, and heralded the concept of human rights. He became a member of the revolutionary government of France, but only narrowly escaped the guillotine under Robespierre’s fanatical tyranny. He was denounced and prosecuted for challenging the religious fundamentalism of his era.
Staymaker, pirate, astronomer, writer, engineer and philosopher, he is the world’s least known revolutionary freethinking historical hero: although vilified in his day, his bold, progressive ideas and amazingly dramatic life experiences still resonate today…
The extraordinary life and ideas of the bold author of Common Sense, Rights of Man and The Age of Reason, packed with vivid illustrations, and told using only the genuine verbatim voices of his time, 112 full colour pages
I learned so much about someone I knew so little about but should have known so much more about due to how much of an influence he had on the world.
An amazing introduction to the live of someone the world needs to remember.
