Thomas Paine's Common Sense is one of the most important primary documents of the Revolutionary era. This edition of the pamphlet is unique in its inclusion of selections from Paine's other writings from 1775 and 1776 - additional essays that contextualize Common Sense provide unusual insight on both the writer and the cause for which he wrote. The volume introduction focuses on Paine's childhood and early adult years in England, arguing for the significance of personal experience, environment, career, and religion in understanding Paine's influential political writings. The volume also…mehr
Thomas Paine's Common Sense is one of the most important primary documents of the Revolutionary era. This edition of the pamphlet is unique in its inclusion of selections from Paine's other writings from 1775 and 1776 - additional essays that contextualize Common Sense provide unusual insight on both the writer and the cause for which he wrote. The volume introduction focuses on Paine's childhood and early adult years in England, arguing for the significance of personal experience, environment, career, and religion in understanding Paine's influential political writings. The volume also includes a glossary, a chronology, illustrations, a selected bibliography, and questions for consideration.
Foreword Preface A Note on the Texts PART I. INTRODUCTION: THOMAS PAINE'S AMERICA Young Tom Paine Growing Up Excise Man Passages Slavery British Army Marriage Common Sense Publication and Circulation Equality Biblical Authority The Economy of Freedom Intellectual Influences Propaganda The Forester Radical Politics The American Crisis Thomas Paine's Future PART TWO. DOCUMENTS African Slavery in America, 1774 A Serious Thought, October 18, 1775 A Dialogue between General Wolfe and General Gage in a Wood Near Boston, January 4, 1775 Thoughts on Defensive War, July 1775 Reflections on Unhappy Marriages, June 1775 Common Sense, January 10, 1776 The Forester, Number 1, 1776 The American Crisis, Number 1, December 19, 1776 APPENDIXES A Thomas Paine Chronology Questions for Consideration Selected Bibliography Index
Foreword Preface A Note on the Texts PART I. INTRODUCTION: THOMAS PAINE'S AMERICA Young Tom Paine Growing Up Excise Man Passages Slavery British Army Marriage Common Sense Publication and Circulation Equality Biblical Authority The Economy of Freedom Intellectual Influences Propaganda The Forester Radical Politics The American Crisis Thomas Paine's Future PART TWO. DOCUMENTS African Slavery in America, 1774 A Serious Thought, October 18, 1775 A Dialogue between General Wolfe and General Gage in a Wood Near Boston, January 4, 1775 Thoughts on Defensive War, July 1775 Reflections on Unhappy Marriages, June 1775 Common Sense, January 10, 1776 The Forester, Number 1, 1776 The American Crisis, Number 1, December 19, 1776 APPENDIXES A Thomas Paine Chronology Questions for Consideration Selected Bibliography Index
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