1st Edition

Thomas Paine and America, 1776-1809 Vol 4

By Kenneth W Burchell Copyright 2010

    From his migration to America in 1774 to his death in New York City in 1809, Thomas Paine's ideology was at the centre of American political and social debate. This six-volume facsimile edition brings together rare texts from books, periodicals and newspaper contributions to unearth the contemporary American response to Thomas Paine.

    The Age of Reason -- William Wyche, An Examination of the Examiners Examined, being a Defence of Christianity (1795) -- Th e Brush of Sound Reason, Applyed to the Cobweb of Infi delity (1796) -- [Fisher Miers], A Reply to the False Reasoning in the ‘Age of Reason’ (1796) -- [Th omas Williams], Th e Age of Infi delity: In Answer to Th omas Paine’s Age of Reason (1794) -- [Th omas Williams], The Age of Infi delity. Part II. In Answer to the Second Part of Th omas Paine’s Th e Age of Reason (1796) -- Editorial Notes.