Tom Paine's War: The Words That Rallied a Nation and the Founder for Our Time

"Covers a narrow chronology, from September 1776 to January 1777. These were the darkest days of the Revolutionary War. They were also the months that produced some of Paine’s most famous writings. The conjunction of these events and ideas is the subject of Mr. Kelly’s narrative." —Wall Street Journal

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In 1776, one man’s words—and the determination of American patriots—allowed our nation to survive its first crisis.

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