Political Biography of Thomas Paine

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'.

List of contents

Preface, W. A. Speck; Chapter 1 England, W. A. Speck; Chapter 2 Common Sense, W. A. Speck; Chapter 3 ‘The Times that Tried Men’s Souls’, 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;

About the author

W. A. Speck

Product details

• Authors: W A Speck
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.01.2016
• EAN: 9781138661431
• ISBN: 978-1-138-66143-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Eighteenth-Century Political Biographies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), LITERARY CRITICISM / General, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Literature & literary studies, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Biography: historical, political and military, Biography, Literature and Literary studies