Gentleman radical: life of john horne tooke, 1736-1812
Auteur :
Bewley, Christina / Bewley, David
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN :
9781860643446
Date de publication :
31 déc. 1998
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A biography of John Horne Tooke a central figure in ministerial, extra-parliamentary and journalistic politics of the late eighteenth century. Tooke was the only man in England to be imprisoned for supporting the American Revolution, he was a principal agitator for Parliamentary reform and a close associate of the greatest radicals of the time.