Common Sense, Rights of Man, and Other Essential Writings of Thomas Paine - Paperback
by Thomas Paine
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Availability:In StockContributor:Thomas Paine, Jack Fruchtman (Foreword by), Sidney Hook (Introduction by)Series:Signet ClassicsAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2003-07-01Pages:416
Language:EnglishPublisher:Signet ClassicsISBN-13:9780451528896ISBN-10:451528891UPC:9780451528896Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:PoliticalSize:6.78 x 4.26 x 1.09 inchesWeight:0.4409Product ID:SC870NKGXS
Common Sense, Rights of Man, and Other Essential Writings of Thomas Paine
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...
Series: Signet Classics
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:Signet ClassicsISBN-13:9780451528896ISBN-10:451528891UPC:9780451528896Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:PoliticalSize:6.78 x 4.26 x 1.09 inchesWeight:0.4409Product ID:SC870NKGXS
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...
Publisher: Signet Classics
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Thomas Paine, Jack Fruchtman (Foreword by), Sidney Hook (Introduction by)
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