The 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) (8 hr 19 min)

Chapters

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

Reviews

Well read

(5 stars)

Thiago Coelho

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)

NSA

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.