Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern NationsPenguin, 04/09/2007 - 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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... Affair 126 6. The Missionary Bereft of His Mission 146 7. Droits de l'Homme , ou Droits du Seigneur ? 181 8. The Sovereigns Among Us 235 9. The Religion of Science 260 10. The Perfidious Mr. Morris 273 II . Utopian Dissolves 305 12 ...
... Affair 126 6. The Missionary Bereft of His Mission 146 7. Droits de l'Homme , ou Droits du Seigneur ? 181 8. The Sovereigns Among Us 235 9. The Religion of Science 260 10. The Perfidious Mr. Morris 273 II . Utopian Dissolves 305 12 ...
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... affairs for the last thirty years than Tom Paine . There can be no severer satyr on the age . For such a mongrel between pig and puppy , begotten by a wild boar on a bitch wolf , never before in any age of the world was suffered by the ...
... affairs for the last thirty years than Tom Paine . There can be no severer satyr on the age . For such a mongrel between pig and puppy , begotten by a wild boar on a bitch wolf , never before in any age of the world was suffered by the ...
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... affairs , politics , singing , and farting . Import - export traders working the Baltic gathered at the Threadneedle Street coffeehouse , while James Boswell and Ben Franklin joined fellow " Honest Whigs " to pay eighteen pence every ...
... affairs , politics , singing , and farting . Import - export traders working the Baltic gathered at the Threadneedle Street coffeehouse , while James Boswell and Ben Franklin joined fellow " Honest Whigs " to pay eighteen pence every ...
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... affairs at the White Hart Inn , and frequently winning its informal prize— “ General of the Head- strong War " —for the measure of his oratory . Standing before an audience hanging on his every word , Pain discovered the essence of his ...
... affairs at the White Hart Inn , and frequently winning its informal prize— “ General of the Head- strong War " —for the measure of his oratory . Standing before an audience hanging on his every word , Pain discovered the essence of his ...
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Índice
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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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