tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post6479806741469093810..comments2023-07-08T09:00:54.916-07:00Comments on A Common Reader: Common Sense and Thomas Paine—setting the stageDwighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post-20529414728315232242013-07-04T09:08:41.947-07:002013-07-04T09:08:41.947-07:00Definitely fascinating. Thanks for the recommendat...Definitely fascinating. Thanks for the recommendation on the biography.<br /><br />I meant to mention "Common Sense: A Political History" by Sophia Rosenfeld. It's an interesting history on the evolving meaning of the term, philosophically as well as politically.Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post-22292049872227945372013-07-04T07:43:34.721-07:002013-07-04T07:43:34.721-07:00Super post.
I am lamenting the fact that I did no...Super post.<br /><br />I am lamenting the fact that I did not get anything for the 4th of July. Paine was such a fascinating character and his writing were compelling.<br /><br /> I read a couple of biographies about him over the years including Thomas Paine and the Promise of America by Harvey J. Kaye which was very good.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com