Interview Paine Cottage 6 14 09

Interview with John Wright, the custodian of Paine Cottage in New Rochelle, NY, shot shortly after the 200th Anniversary of Tom Paine's Death. As Bill Moyers and others have pointed out, Paine was idealogical father of the American Revolution, but has been largely eliminated from history. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06122009/profile2.html. Wright describes some of the current struggles to keep the surviving relics of Paine's in public display. For more information see www.thomaspainecottage.org

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News & Politics

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• Thomas Paine
• History
• Historical Preservation
• American Revolution

[BrookeSteytler]

As an art collector, I'm sometimes asked by galleries or the artists whose

work I own if I'd be willing to lend out the works for public view, which I

usually do provided they're insured. Perhaps the private collectors who

now own some of the Paine archives would be willing to lend them to

the cottage.

[mazzzie]

My family and I were there just recently on our trip from Spain. Mr. Wright gave us a very informative tour. If you are in New Rochelle NY or nearby it is highly recommended to visit the cottage and to learn about Thomas Paine and the American Revolution. Regards to Mr. J. Wright.