A Political Biography of Thomas Paine - 9781138661431

Taylor & Francis

Speck's biography examines Paine's work afresh, in light of new thinking about the role of religion in the formation of his political ideology, and also places Paine within the recently-developed context of 'Atlantic History'. > Speck's biography examines Paine's work afresh, in light of new thinking about the role of religion in the formation of his political ideology, and also places Paine within the recently-developed context of 'Atlantic History'. > Preface, W. A. Speck; Chapter 1 England, W. A. Speck; Chapter 2 Common Sense, W. A. Speck; Chapter 3 \u2018The Times that Tried Men\u2019s Souls\u2019, W. A. Speck; Chapter 4 Building Bridges, W. A. Speck; Chapter 5 Rights of Man, W. A. Speck; Chapter 6 The Age of Reason, W. A. Speck; Chapter 7 Theophilanthropist, W. A. Speck; Chapter 8 American Citizen?, W. A. Speck; Chapter 9 New York, W. A. Speck;