Description
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'.
Table 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;
