political scientists

An introduction to the life and works of fifteenth-century Italian statesman Niccolo Machiavelli, a man whose name has become synonymous with duplicity and immorality.

A biography of Thomas Paine, who spent his youth in England but became a hero of the American and French revolutions by writing books and pamphlets which embodied the ideals of freedom, equality, and democracy.

A biography of America's most controversial founding father, Thomas Paine, and the revolutionary age he helped to shape.

Traces the life of American Revolutionary patriot Thomas Paine and examines his political development from his writings.

A biography of the writer and political philosopher whose works influenced the American colonists in their revolt against Great Britain.

Examines the life of the influential political writer whose pamphlet "Common Sense" became one of the basic tracts of the American Revolution.

Presents a biography of Thomas Paine, the author of "Common Sense", and explains what role his writing had on the American Revolutionary War. Includes time line, glossary, and index.

The story of the self-educated craftsman who earned a place in history as the voice of the American Revolution.

A fictionalized account of how Thomas Paine, a revolutionary and political scientist, came to live in the American colonies and assumed his own role in the creation of a new nation.

A brief survey of his life and writings focusing on three major works-The Prince, The Discourses, and The History of Florence.