Episode # 24- Thomas Paine’s “The American Crisis” Pamphlets – December 19, 1776

Join us to hear Brian Longs discuss Thomas Paine’s 16 essays that were a clarion call to bolster the struggle to fight the American Revolution. Paine’s words “These are the times that try men’s souls” and “The summer soldier and sunshine patriot” and “Tyranny, like hell is not easily conquered” continue to inspire American resistance movements. On Vashon, efforts to resist the expansion of the Glacier Mine on Maury Island, to expand the holdings of the Land Trust, and to demand adequate ferry service all reflect Paine’s efforts.