Common sense and related writings
By: by Thomas Paine ; edited with an introduction by Thomas P. Slaughter.
Contributors: Slaughter, Thomas P.
Series: The Bedford series in history and culture
Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
Subjects: Political science -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 141) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: PART ONE Introduction: Thomas Paine's America 1 Young Tom Paine 3 Growing Up 9 Excise Man 11 Passages 13 Slavery 14 British Army 18 Marriage 23 Common Sense 27 Publication and Circulation 29 Equality 33 Biblical Authority 34 The Economy of Freedom 37 Intellectual Influences 37 Propaganda 40 The Forester 43 Radical Politics 45 The American Crisis 46 Thomas Paine's Future 51 PART TWO The Documents 57 1. African Slavery in America, 1774 57 2. A Serious Thought, October 18, 1775 62 3. A Dialogue between General Wolfe and General Gage in a Wood Near Boston, January 4, 1775 63 4. Thoughts on Defensive War, July 1775 66 5. Reflections on Unhappy Marriages, June 1775 69 6. Common Sense, January 10, 1776 72 7. The Forester, Number 1, April 1, 1776 120 8. The American Crisis, Number 1, December 19, 1776 125 APPENDIXES AThomas Paine Chronology (1737-1819) 133 Questions for Consideration 137 Selected Bibliography 141.