Thomas Paine and the clarion call for American independence /
Unger, Harlow G., 1931-
Thomas Paine and the clarion call for American independence / Harlow Giles Unger. - First edition. - xvii, 315 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cries of Paine -- Common Sense -- The times that tried men's souls -- American crisis -- Can nothing be done for poor Paine? -- Money is money; paper is paper -- Citizen Paine -- A tale of two cities -- The Terror -- In the name of religion -- A letter to Washington -- Fallen idol -- To rescue man from tyranny -- When the empire of America shall fall -- Appendices
Thomas Paine's words were like no others in history: they leaped off the page, inspiring readers to change their lives, their governments, their kings, and even their gods. In an age when spoken and written words were the only forms of communication, Paine's aroused men to action like no one else. The most widely read political writer of his generation, he proved to be more than a century ahead of his time, conceiving and demanding unheard-of social reforms that are now integral elements of modern republican societies. Among them were government subsidies for the poor, universal housing and education, pre- and post-natal care for women, and universal social security. An Englishman who emigrated to the American colonies, he formed close friendships with Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison, and his ideas helped shape the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights.
0306921936 9780306921933
Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.
Authors--Biography.
Revolutionaries--United States--Biography.
Political scientists--United States--Biography.
Political activists--United States--Biography.
Politicians--United States--Biography.
Politics, Practical.
Thomas Paine and the clarion call for American independence / Harlow Giles Unger. - First edition. - xvii, 315 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cries of Paine -- Common Sense -- The times that tried men's souls -- American crisis -- Can nothing be done for poor Paine? -- Money is money; paper is paper -- Citizen Paine -- A tale of two cities -- The Terror -- In the name of religion -- A letter to Washington -- Fallen idol -- To rescue man from tyranny -- When the empire of America shall fall -- Appendices
Thomas Paine's words were like no others in history: they leaped off the page, inspiring readers to change their lives, their governments, their kings, and even their gods. In an age when spoken and written words were the only forms of communication, Paine's aroused men to action like no one else. The most widely read political writer of his generation, he proved to be more than a century ahead of his time, conceiving and demanding unheard-of social reforms that are now integral elements of modern republican societies. Among them were government subsidies for the poor, universal housing and education, pre- and post-natal care for women, and universal social security. An Englishman who emigrated to the American colonies, he formed close friendships with Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison, and his ideas helped shape the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights.
0306921936 9780306921933
Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.
Authors--Biography.
Revolutionaries--United States--Biography.
Political scientists--United States--Biography.
Political activists--United States--Biography.
Politicians--United States--Biography.
Politics, Practical.