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American Crisis aka "The Crisis"

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)

Year of Publication: 1894Genres: Political Science , *Non-fiction

Running Time: 08 hours 19 minutes 14 seconds

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