Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations

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Penguin, 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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The Mission of Atonement I
1
Begotten by a Wild Boar on a Bitch Wolf
12
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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Craig Nelson is the author of four previous books, including The First Heroes and Let's Get Lost. His writings have appeared in Salon, The New England Review, Blender, Genre, and a host of other publications. He was an editor at HarperCollins, Hyperion, and Random House for almost twenty years and has been profiled by Variety, Interview, Manhattan, Inc., and Time Out.

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