Paine, Thomas Selections From The American Crisis (These are the times that try men's souls) Ann Arbor, Michigan: William L. Clements Library, 1942. Price: $20.00 Softcover. Later printing. Fine in wrappers. Item #292885 Add to Cart Ask a Question item image Thomas Paine birth name: Thomas Paine born: 01/29/1737 died: 06/08/1809 View Reference Info Biography English-born, American pamphleteer and revolutionary whose best known work, Common Sense, was a major catalyst of the American Revolution.more