Writings of Thomas Paine Volume 1 1774-1779 the American Crisis by Thomas Paine

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Thomas Paine (1737-1809) was an English pamphleteer, revolutionary, radical, inventor, and intellectual. He lived and worked in Britain until age 37, when he emigrated to the British American colonies, in time to participate in the American Revolution. His principal contribution was the powerful, widely-read pamphlet Common Sense (1776), advocating colonial America's independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain, and The American Crisis (1776- 1783), a pro-revolutionary pamphlet series. Later, he greatly influenced the French Revolution. He wrote the Rights of Man (1791), a guide to Enlightenment ideas. Despite not speaking French, he was elected to the French National Convention in 1792. The Girondists regarded him as an ally, so, the Montagnards, especially Robespierre, regarded him as an enemy. In December of 1793, he was arrested and imprisoned in Paris, then released in 1794. He became notorious because of The Age of Reason (1793-94), the book advocating deism and arguing against Christian doctrines. In France, he also wrote the pamphlet Agrarian Justice (1795), discussing the origins of property, and introduced the concept of a guaranteed minimum income.

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Paine was born in Norfolk, England, on January 29, 1737. He received a basic education in history, mathematics, and science, but left school at age 13 to apprentice in his father's corsetmaking shop. In 1757, he spent time at sea aboard the privateer ship King of Prussia, and later found employment as a journeyman staymaker in London. All the while, Paine continued to study on his own, influenced by the work of two leading figures of the Enlightenment, Isaac Newton and John Locke. He began writing political pamphlets, and at the urging of Benjamin Franklin, emigrated to Philadelphia in 1774 to

Details ISBN1438511078 Author Thomas Paine Short Title WRITINGS OF THOMAS PAINE V01 1 Pages 196 Publisher Book Jungle Language English ISBN-10 1438511078 ISBN-13 9781438511078 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2009 Birth 1737 Death 1809 DEWEY FIC Imprint Book Jungle Country of Publication United States Illustrations black & white illustrations UK Release Date 2009-02-17 AU Release Date 2009-02-17 NZ Release Date 2009-02-17 US Release Date 2009-02-17 Publication Date 2009-02-17 Audience General We've got this

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