The Trouble with Tom - Collins, Paul
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The author of "Common Sense" and "The Rights of Man", a radical on the run from the law in London, a founding father of the United States of America, a senator of revolutionary France, Thomas Paine alone claims a key role in the development of three modern democracies. He was a walking revolution in human form - the most dangerous man alive. But in death Paine's story turns truly bizarre - his bones were taken from New York to London and eventually disappeared. In Paris, London and New York, in bars, grocers, shops and national libraries, crossing paths along the way with, among others,…mehr

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The author of "Common Sense" and "The Rights of Man", a radical on the run from the law in London, a founding father of the United States of America, a senator of revolutionary France, Thomas Paine alone claims a key role in the development of three modern democracies. He was a walking revolution in human form - the most dangerous man alive. But in death Paine's story turns truly bizarre - his bones were taken from New York to London and eventually disappeared. In Paris, London and New York, in bars, grocers, shops and national libraries, crossing paths along the way with, among others, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, William Cobbett, Walt Whitman, Charles Darwin and even Lord Bryon, Paul Collins sets himself the challenge of finding out what happened to Paine's bones, and ends up telling one of the most extraordinary stories of modern history.
Autorenporträt
Paul Collins (Jg. 1969) ist amerikanischer Schriftsteller, Verleger und Privatdozent für Literatur an der Portland State University, Oregon. In seinen Büchern greift er vornehmlich historische Figuren auf. Diese wahren Geschichten schildert er mit Feinsinn und Akribie. Mit seinem subtilen Humor und seiner Erzählkunst sorgt er für spannende Unterhaltung. Als Lehrer für narratives Schreiben schafft er es, den Stoff packend und meisterhaft umzusetzen. Er hat bisher sieben Bücher veröffentlicht.
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''Few things are more heartbreaking than learning that your child is destined to be an outsider-Collins conveys this sad truth beautifully- (A) fascinating portrait of his son." (Entertainment Weekly)