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'Great Books Written In Prison' Book Signing to Celebrate Thomas Paine Day

Sunday June 7th, 1:00PM at the Thomas Paine Memorial Building, 983 North Ave, New Rochelle, NY,

The Thomas Paine National Historic Association is delighted to be hosting a book signing for the new book, Great Books Written in Prison: Essays on Classic Works from Plato to Martin Luther King, Jr., a collection of essays edited by J. Ward Regan, on influential works written by authors in prison or exile.

Contributing authors:

J. Ward Regan speaking on Thomas Paine’s The Age of Reason

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Peter Diamond on Henry David Thoreau’s Resistance to Civil Government

Phil Washburn on Bertrand Russell’s Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy

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Original music performed by guitarist James Kluch, words by Thomas Paine.

Come join us:

Sunday June 7th, 1:00PM

Thomas Paine Memorial Building,

983 North Ave, New Rochelle, NY,

There is no charge for admission; books will be available for purchase.

We will also be organizing the newly formed Thomas Paine Readers Club.

ABOUT THE BOOK

http://www.greatbookswritteninprison.com/

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