Thomas Paine: References & Edit History
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The first worthwhile biography of Paine, though entirely uncritical, was Moncure D. Conway, The Life of Thomas Paine, 2 vol. (1892). Other useful, more recent biographies include Craig Nelson, Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations (2006); Harvey J. Kaye, Thomas Paine and the Promise of America (2005); John Keane, Tom Paine: A Political Life (1995); David Freeman Hawke, Rebel! (1974); and A.D. Aldridge, Man of Reason (1959).
Edward G. Gray, Tom Paineās Iron Bridge: Building a United States (2016), ranges from Paineās plans for building a bridge over the Schuylkill River to his political vision for the United States. Christopher Hitchens, Thomas Paineās Rights of Man (2006), considers and contextualizes one of Paineās most influential works. Eric Foner, Tom Paine and Revolutionary America, updated ed. (2005), surveys Paineās remarkable career and examines the sociopolitical worlds of Great Britain, the United States, and France in which it unfolded.
The first comprehensive edition of Paineās works was Moncure D. Conway (ed.), The Writings of Thomas Paine, 4 vol. (1894ā96). This was replaced by Philip S. Foner (ed.), The Complete Writings of Thomas Paine, 2 vol. (1945); and subsequently by Eric Foner (ed), Thomas Paine: Collected Writings (1995).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: Libertarianism.org - A Right to Rebel: A Biography of Thomas Paine. | Oct 17, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Thomas Paine. | Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| Clarified location of Washington's army in December 1776. | Jun 29, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jun 04, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 25, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - In Our Time - Thomas Paine's Common Sense. | Jul 12, 2025 | ||
| Added cross-reference to Common Sense. | Apr 01, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: San Diego State University - Department of Political Science - Thomas Paine (PDF). | Mar 28, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 13, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Online Library of Liberty - Thomas Paine. | Jan 14, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: George Washington's Mount Vernon - Thomas Paine. | Oct 29, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Journal of Academic Medicine and Pharmacy - Clinicopathological Study on Interface Dermatitis. | May 20, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 01, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Thomas Paine. | Mar 06, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Archives - Thomas Paineļæ½s Attitudes Toward Religion Impacted His Legacy, Author Says. | Dec 29, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: American History Central - Thomas Paine. | Oct 19, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of The Thomas Paine Society. | Aug 11, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Libertarianism.org - A Right to Rebel: A Biography of Thomas Paine. | Mar 17, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Battlefield Trust - Thomas Paine. | Aug 31, 2022 | ||
| Cross-references added. | Feb 08, 2021 | ||
| Changed title of the "Assessment" section to "Legacy." | Nov 15, 2017 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Oct 12, 2017 | ||
| Noted that Benjamin Franklin gave Paine a letter of introduction to his son-in-law, described Paine's tenure in France, and added a quotation from "The American Crisis. Number I" | Oct 12, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: American History for Kids - Biography of Thomas Paine. | Dec 21, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mr.Nussbaum - Thomas Paine Biography for Kids ļæ½ Common Sense. | Dec 21, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Free Speech Centre At Middle Tennessee State University - Thomas Paine. | Dec 21, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 09, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Famous People - Biography of Thomas Paine. | Jul 13, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pennsylvania Center for the Book - Thomas Paine. | Jul 13, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Social Studies for Kids - Biography of Thomas Paine. | Jul 13, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Thomas Paine. | Jul 13, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Philosophers - Biography of Thomas Paine. | Jul 13, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: The History Guide - Biography of Thomas Paine. | Feb 04, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Park Service - Biography of Thomas Paine. | Feb 04, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Tom Paine. | Feb 04, 2013 | ||
| Changed "the Netherlands" to "Dutch Republic" and "misfired" to "backfired." |
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| Italicized Common Sense throughout article. | Nov 10, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Biography of Thomas Paine. | Nov 05, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Deism and Reason, A History of Deism. | Aug 21, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Deism and Reason, A History of Deism. | Aug 21, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: UShistory.org - Biography of Thomas Paine. | Aug 18, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Renascence Editions - "Age of Reason" by Thomas Paine. | Jun 20, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | May 29, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 04, 1999 |