Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern NationsPenguin, 2007 M09 4 - 432 páginas A fresh new look at the Enlightenment intellectual who became the most controversial of America's founding fathers Despite his being a founder of both the United States and the French Republic, the creator of the phrase "United States of America," and the author of Common Sense, Thomas Paine is the least well known of America's founding fathers. This edifying biography by Craig Nelson traces Paine's path from his years as a London mechanic, through his emergence as the voice of revolutionary fervor on two continents, to his final days in the throes of dementia. By acquainting us as never before with this complex and combative genius, Nelson rescues a giant from obscurity-and gives us a fascinating work of history. |
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... , mean , despots , ruling by the powers given them by a perversion of the law of England . ” In Philadelphia he taught English to Parisians fleeing the French Revolution ; their horrific accounts , combined with his own 2 THOMAS PAINE.
... , mean , despots , ruling by the powers given them by a perversion of the law of England . ” In Philadelphia he taught English to Parisians fleeing the French Revolution ; their horrific accounts , combined with his own 2 THOMAS PAINE.
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... English history . Now he found that Britain's wealthy had only gotten richer and its working class had fallen further into poverty ; he saw the starving poor riot for food , and the government do nothing except order soldiers to beat ...
... English history . Now he found that Britain's wealthy had only gotten richer and its working class had fallen further into poverty ; he saw the starving poor riot for food , and the government do nothing except order soldiers to beat ...
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... English . System of Finance , an essay linking Britain's never- ending warmongering to her escalating national debt , crushing taxes , and overreliance on paper money . Decline and Fall's author ominously pre- dicted that the Bank of ...
... English . System of Finance , an essay linking Britain's never- ending warmongering to her escalating national debt , crushing taxes , and overreliance on paper money . Decline and Fall's author ominously pre- dicted that the Bank of ...
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... English government refused permission for his plans for a " colossal statue in bronze " of Paine . When his workingmen readers then failed to rally to the cause to force Whitehall to reconsider , Cobbett decided to exhibit the bones for ...
... English government refused permission for his plans for a " colossal statue in bronze " of Paine . When his workingmen readers then failed to rally to the cause to force Whitehall to reconsider , Cobbett decided to exhibit the bones for ...
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... English class- system nightmare . His forty - year - old Anglican mother , Frances , was the daughter of a Thetford lawyer so popular and successful that he would be named Town Clerk , cementing the family's status in the local elite ...
... English class- system nightmare . His forty - year - old Anglican mother , Frances , was the daughter of a Thetford lawyer so popular and successful that he would be named Town Clerk , cementing the family's status in the local elite ...
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Pragmatic Utopians | 51 |
Hell Is Not Easily Conquered | 101 |
The Silas Deane Affair | 126 |
The Missionary Bereft of His Mission | 146 |
Droits de lHomme ou Droits du Seigneur? | 181 |
The Sovereigns Among Us | 235 |
The Religion of Science | 260 |
The Perfidious Mr Morris | 273 |
Utopian Dissolves | 305 |
Provenance | 326 |
Notes | 341 |
Sources | 365 |
Index | 377 |
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Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations Craig Nelson Vista previa limitada - 2007 |
Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations Craig Nelson Vista previa limitada - 2007 |
Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations Craig Nelson Vista de fragmentos - 2006 |
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