The Essential Thomas Paine (Dover Books on Americana) - Softcover

Mann, Henrich; Paine, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486466000 ISBN 13: 9780486466002

Verlag: Dover Publications Inc, 2008

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Book by Paine Thomas

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Reseña del editor:

The impassioned democratic voice of the Age of Revolution, Paine possessed a gift for stating complex ideas in concise language. This accessible collection of highlights from the social and political philosopher's best-known works includes lengthy selections from Common Sense, The American Crisis, The Rights of Man, and The Age of Reason.

Biografía del autor:

English-born Thomas Paine left behind hearth and home for adventures on the high seas at nineteen. Upon returning to shore, he became a tax officer, and it was this job that inspired him to write The Case of the Officers of Excise in 1772. Paine then immigrated to Philadelphia, and in 1776 he published Common Sense, a defense of American independence from England. After returning to Europe, Paine wrote his famous Rights of Man as a response to criticism of the French Revolution. He was subsequently labeled as an outlaw, leading him to flee to France where he joined the National Convention. However, in 1793 Paine was imprisoned, and during this time he wrote the first part of The Age of Reason, an anti-church text which would go on to be his most famous work. After his release, Paine returned to America where he passed away in 1809.

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• Verlag: Dover Publications Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0486466000
• ISBN 13: 9780486466002
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 192