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Thomas Paine: Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers (Classic Reprint)
Thomas Paine Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers - Classic Reprint Author:Elbert Hubbard GREAT REFORMERS ~ "Common Sense," "The Age of Reason," "The Crisis," and "The Rights of Man." In 1774, when he was thirty'seven years old he came to America bearing letters of introduction from Benjamin Franklin. On arriving at Philadelphia he soon found work as editor of" The Pennsylvania:Magazine." In 1775, in the magazine just named, he openl... more »y advocated, and prophesied a speedy separation of the American Colonies from England.:!- He also threw a purple shadow over his popularity by declaring his abhorrence of chattel slavery. His writings, from the first, commanded a profound attention, and on the advice and suggestion of Dr. Benjamin Rush, an eminent citizen of Philadelphia, the scattered editorials and paragraphs on human rights, covering a year, were gathered, condensed, revised, made into a book. This" pamphlet," or paper-bound book, was called ",Common Sense." 137
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