He was one of the most popular English-American political activists, authors, political theorists, and revolutionaries. When the American Revolution began, he wrote two highly influential pamphlets. It is considered that Thomas Paine greatly inspired the Patriots in 1776 to declare and fight for their independence from Great Britain. His ideas often reflected that he was passionately in favour of human rights. It is generally said that Thomas Pain was a corset-maker by trade, a journalist by profession, and a propagandist by inclination. All About Thomas Paine Copyright Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: Childhood and Early Life Chapter Three: Famous Works Chapter Four: Professional Career Chapter Five: The Age of Reason Chapter Six: Later Years and Death Chapter Seven: Pain's Ideas Chapter Eight: Paine and Religion Chapter Nine: Legacy.--Provided by publisher