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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... Quaker utopia , is a story so pre- posterous it could only be true . The January 29 , 1737 , birth of Thomas Pain ( as he would spell it until becoming famous , " Paine " being more commonly used in the United Colonies ) was a ...
... Quaker utopia , is a story so pre- posterous it could only be true . The January 29 , 1737 , birth of Thomas Pain ( as he would spell it until becoming famous , " Paine " being more commonly used in the United Colonies ) was a ...
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... Quaker meetinghouse . Many of the adult Paine's progressive notions would be ascribed to these early experiences , even though he would often find himself at odds with the Friends , fiercely attacking the loyalist Quak- ers in ...
... Quaker meetinghouse . Many of the adult Paine's progressive notions would be ascribed to these early experiences , even though he would often find himself at odds with the Friends , fiercely attacking the loyalist Quak- ers in ...
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... Quaker profession , it was my good fortune to have an exceedingly good moral education , and a tolerable stock of useful learning . Though I went to the grammar school , I did not learn Latin , not only because I had no inclination to ...
... Quaker profession , it was my good fortune to have an exceedingly good moral education , and a tolerable stock of useful learning . Though I went to the grammar school , I did not learn Latin , not only because I had no inclination to ...
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... Quaker in Thetford , he was exposed very quickly in Lewes to a radical view of his na- tion's history , which may have laid the groundwork for his lifelong philos- ophy . The town was known as a center of political and religious dissent ...
... Quaker in Thetford , he was exposed very quickly in Lewes to a radical view of his na- tion's history , which may have laid the groundwork for his lifelong philos- ophy . The town was known as a center of political and religious dissent ...
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Inhalt
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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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