Common Sense, The Rights Of Man And Other Essential Writings
$22.55
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2003
Summary
A volume of Thomas Paine’s most essential works, showcasing one of American history’s most eloquent proponents of democracy.
Upon publication, Thomas Paine’s modest pamphlet Common Sense shocked and spurred the foundling American colonies of 1776 to action. It demanded freedom from Britain—when even the most fervent patriots were only advocating tax reform. Paine’s daring prose paved the way for the Declaration of Independence and, consequently, the Revolutionary War. For “wi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780451528896 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0451528891 |
| Author: | Thomas Paine |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Signet Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2003 |
| Weight: | 285g |
| Dimensions: | 172mm x 105mm |
| Series: | Signet Classics (Hardcover) |
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Without…Paine, the sword of Washington would have been wielded in vain.
“Without…Paine, the sword of Washington would have been wielded in vain.”—John Adams
About The Author
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine was born in England in 1737 and worked as a schoolteacher, storekeeper, and customs inspector before moving to Philadelphia in 1774. He quickly acquired a reputation as a journalist and published his hugely successful and influential pamphlet Common Sense in 1776. The Crisis, written when Paine was a soldier in the darkest days of the revolution-with its famous opening words, “These are the times that try men’s souls”-called for perseverance and prevented Washington’s army from disintegrating. To honor him for defending the French Revolution in Rights of Man, France made him a citizen and elected him to their constitutional convention. He died in 1809.
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