My Pen and My Soul Have Ever Gone Together

Thomas Paine and the American Revolution
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-415-99645-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 298 g

Reihe: Studies in American Popular History and Culture

The first true intellectual biography of Thomas Paine, this book establishes the origins of his beliefs and their influence on his activism. For the past century, scholars have been studying Paine in piecemeal fashion; studies of limited scope focused on the minutiae of Paine's life and career, but no clear portrait had existed to know how the pieces fitted together. This "is" the complete picture. Who he was, what he believed, why he believed, and how his beliefs and personal history are reflected in his political activism - not just in the American Revolution, but also the French Revolution.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vickers, Vikki

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents: Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The Pennsylvania Magazine 2. The Devil's Advocate: Thomas Paine and The Making of Common Sense 3. Why Thomas Paine? 4. The Origins and Significance of Thomas Paine's Religious Beliefs 5. One God and No More: The Strange Mission of Thomas Paine Conclusion Appendix: Common Sense: An Historiographical Overview Notes Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Vikki J. Vickers is Assistant Professor of History at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. She is the author of The American Revolution: America's First War (2006).