Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern NationsPenguin, 04.09.2007 - 432 Seiten 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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... Paine's body in a remote American location and its return to England, and he ends with a discussion of the dispersal of Paine's body parts and the recent campaign to locate and reassemble them. Nelson includes interesting excursions ...
... Paine's body in a remote American location and its return to England, and he ends with a discussion of the dispersal of Paine's body parts and the recent campaign to locate and reassemble them. Nelson includes interesting excursions ...
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... Paine's body in a remote American location and its return to England , and he ends with a discussion of the dispersal of Paine's body parts and the recent campaign to locate and reassemble them . Nelson includes interesting excursions ...
... Paine's body in a remote American location and its return to England , and he ends with a discussion of the dispersal of Paine's body parts and the recent campaign to locate and reassemble them . Nelson includes interesting excursions ...
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... PAINE . " Having witnessed the turns of history in the years since Paine's death , however , Cobbett had undergone a profound conversion : " Any man may fall into error , but a fool or a knave will seldom acknowledge it .... I saw Paine ...
... PAINE . " Having witnessed the turns of history in the years since Paine's death , however , Cobbett had undergone a profound conversion : " Any man may fall into error , but a fool or a knave will seldom acknowledge it .... I saw Paine ...
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... Paine , a slanderous attack subsidized by the British government . What Cobbett could not undo or scarcely bear was Paine's debased reputation . How could the American people ignore this hero , who had convinced their ancestors to ...
... Paine , a slanderous attack subsidized by the British government . What Cobbett could not undo or scarcely bear was Paine's debased reputation . How could the American people ignore this hero , who had convinced their ancestors to ...
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... Paine . " ( Apparently he had decided not to continue on to London with the stone , as James Dow revealed in a letter to a ... Paine's hair around metal rings to wear in his honor . Nothing came of these schemes , however . The incident ...
... Paine . " ( Apparently he had decided not to continue on to London with the stone , as James Dow revealed in a letter to a ... Paine's hair around metal rings to wear in his honor . Nothing came of these schemes , however . The incident ...
Inhalt
1 | |
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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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