The Rise of Thomas Paine: and The Case of the Officers of Excise Michael Polanyi ISBN10: 1170852254

ISBN10: 1170852254

poetic memoir

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The Rise of Thomas Paine: and The Case of the Officers of Excise Michael Polanyi ISBN10: 1170852254This is the story of how an unknown and lowly Englishman came to be thrust onto the international stage with world changing effect. While Thomas Paine is known by all Americans as one of their founding fathers, he remains relatively obscure in Great Britain. Thomas Paine's skill as a writer was recognised by George Lewis Scott, a commissioner of Excise, who was at the height of English society. Scott had been trying to reduce the corruption that was