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Author
Publisher
Commonwealth Book Company, Inc
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Common sense was first published anonymously by Thomas Paine in January of 1776, and it is regarded as one of the most influential polemics of the Revolutionary Era. Although dissent among the colonists was simmering over the British government's newly levied taxes and customs duties and the skirmish at the Concord, there were still hopes for reconciliation. Paine's clear and sharp arguments expressed in Common Sense galvanized American public opinion...
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
This volume contains Paine's explosive Common Sense in its entirety, including the oft-ignored Appendix, as well as selections from his other major writings: The American Crisis, Rights of Man, and The Age of Reason. It also contains several of Paine's shorter essays. All the documents have been transcribed directly from the originals, making this edition the most reliable one available. Essays by Ian Shapiro, Jonathan Clark, Jane Calvert, and Eileen...
3) Thomas Paine
Author
Publisher
Twayne Publishers
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Thomas Paine.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"The little-known story of the architectural project that lay at the heart of Paine's grand political vision for the United States. Thomas Jefferson praised Tom Paine as the greatest political writer of the age. The author of 'Common Sense' and Rights of Man, Paine helped make revolutions in America and France. But beyond his inspiring calls to action, Paine harbored a deeper political vision for his adopted country. It was embodied in an architectural...
Author
Publisher
Distributed by Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2012
Language
English
Description
An unconventional assessment of the American Revolution examines the events, politics, economic factors, and military preparations of 1775 that ignited the war and established patriot control over American governance and key territories.
Author
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Thomas Paine's words were like no others in history: they leaped off the page, inspiring readers to change their lives, their governments, their kings, and even their gods. In an age when spoken and written words were the only forms of communication, Paine's aroused men to action like no one else. The most widely read political writer of his generation, he proved to be more than a century ahead of his time, conceiving and demanding unheard-of social...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and James Monroe were in the vanguard of revolutionary ideas in the 18th century. As founding fathers, they risked their lives for American independence, but they also wanted more. Each wished for profound changes in the political and social fabric of pre-1776 America and hoped that the American Revolution would spark republican and egalitarian revolutions throughout Europe, sweeping away the old monarchical order....
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