Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern NationsA 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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... University cur- rently expects to finish publishing Thomas Jefferson's 75 volumes of pa- pers , consisting of the estimated twenty thousand letters he sent and the thirty thousand he received , in 2026 ; Harvard's Adams Family Papers ...
... University cur- rently expects to finish publishing Thomas Jefferson's 75 volumes of pa- pers , consisting of the estimated twenty thousand letters he sent and the thirty thousand he received , in 2026 ; Harvard's Adams Family Papers ...
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... universities " ) . Soon enough , men like - minded in business or hobby began making regular appearances at set locations and turned them into clubs . There were clubs specializing in poetry , foreign affairs , politics , singing , and ...
... universities " ) . Soon enough , men like - minded in business or hobby began making regular appearances at set locations and turned them into clubs . There were clubs specializing in poetry , foreign affairs , politics , singing , and ...
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... universities , guilds , and apprenticeships . Now having your new discov- ery published gave you the ownership — and the credit . For the first time , everyone wanted to be the originator of new ideas , and to tell the world of his ...
... universities , guilds , and apprenticeships . Now having your new discov- ery published gave you the ownership — and the credit . For the first time , everyone wanted to be the originator of new ideas , and to tell the world of his ...
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Contents
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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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