Paine , Paine Thomas:
Common Sense
Introduction by: DianaGabaldon
Bantam Classics , 2004
Mass paperback, 112 pages
Size: 177x105 mm
ISBN: 9780553214659
ISBN-10: 0553214659
Paine
Gordon S. Wood Has Been A Professor Of History At Brown University Since 1969. In 1993, He Won The Pulitzer Prize For "The Radicalism Of The American Revolution. His Most Recent Book Is "The American Revolution, Published By Modern Library Chronicles. He Lives In Providence, Rhode Island. <P>"From The Trade Paperback Edition.
Thomas Paine
Paine Was Born In Norfolk, England, On January 29, 1737. He Received A Basic Education In History, Mathematics, And Science, But Left School At Age 13 To Apprentice In His Father's Corsetmaking Shop. In 1757, He Spent Time At Sea Aboard The Privateer Ship King Of Prussia, And Later Found Employment As A Journeyman Staymaker In London. All The While, Paine Continued To Study On His Own, Influenced By The Work Of Two Leading Figures Of The Enlightenment, Isaac Newton And John Locke. He Began Writing Political Pamphlets, And At The Urging Of Benjamin Franklin, Emigrated To Philadelphia In 1774 To
Diana Gabaldon
Diana Gabaldon Is The Author Of Five Previous Outlander Novels -- Outlander, Dragonfly In Amber, Voyager, Drums Of Autumn, And The Fiery Cross -- As Well As Lord John And The Private Matter And One Work Of Nonfiction, The Outlandish Companion. She Lives In Scottsdale, Arizona. <P>"From The Hardcover Edition."
