Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings of ThomasPaine
Title | Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings of ThomasPaine PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Paine |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 416 |
Release | 2003-07-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1101219505 |
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 “without the pen of Paine,” as John Adams said, “the sword of Washington would have been wielded in vain.” Later, his impassioned defense of the French Revolution, Rights of Man, caused a worldwide sensation. Napoleon, for one, claimed to have slept with a copy under his pillow, recommending that “a statue of gold should be erected to [Paine] in every city in the universe.” Here in one volume, these two complete works are joined with selections from Pain's other major essays, “The Crisis,” “The Age of Reason,” and “Agrarian Justice.” Includes a Foreword by Jack Fruchtman Jr. and an Introduction by Sidney Hook
Rights of Man
Title | Rights of Man PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Paine |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 164 |
Release | 1910 |
Genre | France |
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Rights of Man and Common Sense
Title | Rights of Man and Common Sense PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Paine |
Publisher | Everyman's Library |
Total Pages | 376 |
Release | 1994-10-04 |
Genre | History |
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Collects Paine's political writings about the American and French revolutions.
Common Sense and Other Political Writings
Title | Common Sense and Other Political Writings PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Paine |
Publisher | Wildside Press |
Total Pages | 240 |
Release | 2012-08 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781434458148 |
Thomas Paine (1737-1809) was an English-American political activist, political theorist and theologian. As the author of highly influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution, 1776's Common Sense and the series The American Crisis. His ideas reflected Enlightenment era rhetoric of transnational human rights. This volume also includes selections from Paine's Rights of Man, written in light of the French Revolution.
Common Sense
Title | Common Sense PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Paine |
Publisher | The Capitol Net Inc |
Total Pages | 72 |
Release | 2011-06-01 |
Genre | Monarchy |
ISBN | 9781587332296 |
Addressed to the Inhabitants of America, on the Following Interesting Subjects, viz.: I. Of the Origin and Design of Government in General, with Concise Remarks on the English Constitution. II. Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession. III. Thoughts on the Present State of American Affairs. IV. Of the Present Ability of America, with some Miscellaneous Reflections
Rights of Man. Part the Second. Combining Principle and Practice
Title | Rights of Man. Part the Second. Combining Principle and Practice PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Paine |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 199 |
Release | 2012-03-22 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1108045464 |
First published in 1792, the continuation of Paine's Rights of Man develops concrete measures for political reform.
Thomas Paine's Rights of Man
Title | Thomas Paine's Rights of Man PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Hitchens |
Publisher | Grove Press |
Total Pages | 180 |
Release | 2008-09 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780802143839 |
Thomas Paine's "Rights of Man" has been celebrated, criticized, maligned, suppressed, and co-opted, but Hitchens marvels at its forethought and revels in its contentiousness. In this book, he demonstrates how Paine's book forms the philosophical cornerstone of the U.S.