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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... receiving that sum , but endemic graft meant they got only about half that , and Secretary at War George Yonge had decided that the answer was to increase revenue instead of trying to stop the service's long - standing corruption ...
... receiving that sum , but endemic graft meant they got only about half that , and Secretary at War George Yonge had decided that the answer was to increase revenue instead of trying to stop the service's long - standing corruption ...
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... receiving through that weak side a tincture of vanity which he was too proud to conceal ; with a mind , though strong ... received his first and great services . . . . If you are disposed and prepared to write his life , thus entire , to ...
... receiving through that weak side a tincture of vanity which he was too proud to conceal ; with a mind , though strong ... received his first and great services . . . . If you are disposed and prepared to write his life , thus entire , to ...
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... the docks of Philadelphia . At this critical moment he received medical attention due to a packet of letters of recommendation written by that same benefactor , which very likely saved Begotten by a Wild Boar on a Bitch Wolf 13.
... the docks of Philadelphia . At this critical moment he received medical attention due to a packet of letters of recommendation written by that same benefactor , which very likely saved Begotten by a Wild Boar on a Bitch Wolf 13.
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... received wisdom . However , such an upbringing was not all that uncommon , and one of his few surviving memories about this issue seems to prove that , in the battle over young Thomas's beliefs , neither Friend nor Anglican would ...
... received wisdom . However , such an upbringing was not all that uncommon , and one of his few surviving memories about this issue seems to prove that , in the battle over young Thomas's beliefs , neither Friend nor Anglican would ...
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... received , in 2026 ; Harvard's Adams Family Papers , meanwhile , are expected to total 150 volumes . It is clear , in fact , that the epistolary stalwarts of this era wrote letters convinced that we , today , would be reading them as ...
... received , in 2026 ; Harvard's Adams Family Papers , meanwhile , are expected to total 150 volumes . It is clear , in fact , that the epistolary stalwarts of this era wrote letters convinced that we , today , would be reading them as ...
Contenido
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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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