Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations - Craig Nelson

Craig Nelson is the author of four previous books, including The First Heroes and Let's Get Lost . His writings have appeared in Salon , The New England Review , Blender , Genre , and a host of other publications. He was an editor at HarperCollins, Hyperion, and Random House for almost twenty years and has been profiled by Variety , Interview , Manhattan , Inc. , and Time Out .