The American Crisis aka "The Crisis"


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(4 stars; 10 reviews)

A 13 pamphlet series by 18th century Enlightenment philosopher/author Thomas Paine, published between 1776 to 1783 during and immediately following the American Revolution, gathered into one volume in 1882 by Moncure D. Conway. Each essay, plus 2 inserts, bolstered the morale of the American colonists to fight hard for their independence, appealed to the English to support the colonist's cause, clarified the issues at stake, and denounced any type of negotiated peace. Replete with quotable quotes, the first pamphlet, Crisis I, begins with the now-familiar words "THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman." Paine, an Englishman living in the colonies, signed his pamphlets anonymously as "Common Sense." ( Michele Fry) (8 hr 19 min)

Kapitel

Editor's Preface 1:54 Gelesen von Michele Fry
Crisis I, These Are The Times That Try Men's Souls 23:11 Gelesen von TRUEBRIT
Crisis II, To Lord Howe 41:14 Gelesen von Michele Fry
Crisis III, Part I, In The Progress Of Politics 42:42 Gelesen von Max Wainer
Crisis III, Part II, In The Progress Of Politics 35:09 Gelesen von Max Wainer
Crisis IV, Those Who Expect To Reap The Blessings Of Freedom 8:36 Gelesen von Michele Fry
Crisis V, Part I, To Gen. Sir William Howe 45:41 Gelesen von KirksVoice
Crisis V, Part II, To The Inhabitants Of America 19:40 Gelesen von KirksVoice
Crisis VI, To The Earl Of Carlisle and Gen. Clinton 23:08 Gelesen von Ernst Schnell
Crisis VII, To The People Of England 50:12 Gelesen von Michele Fry
Crisis VIII, Address To The People Of England 20:26 Gelesen von Greg Giordano
Crisis IX, Had America Pursued Her Advantages 13:01 Gelesen von Michele Fry
The Crisis Extraordinary On The Subject Of Taxation 38:04 Gelesen von Ernst Schnell
Crisis X, On The King Of England's Speech 49:04 Gelesen von Bruce Kachuk
Crisis XI, On The Present State Of News 26:39 Gelesen von JGHenry
A Supernumerary Crisis, To Guy Carlton 11:30 Gelesen von Greg Giordano
Crisis XII, To The Earl Of Shelburne 23:46 Gelesen von Bruce Kachuk
Crisis XIII, Thoughts On The Peace, And Probable Advantages Thereof 16:46 Gelesen von Bruce Kachuk
A Supernumerary Crisis: To The People Of America 8:31 Gelesen von Bruce Kachuk

Bewertungen

Well read


(5 stars)

The book is not of any real intellectual interest, you can certainly skip it if your goal is to understand Thomas Paine’s relevant ideas. It is a historical document talking about issues of the time

Historically Informative


(4 stars)

The work allows the listen to glance at the perceptions of the American colonists during their war for independence. Readers were clear enough, but since we're rather monotone and some mispronounced certain words.