William Duane is most famous as the editor of "The Aurora", the Philadelphia-based paper which vigorously supported Thomas Jefferson in his 1800 presidential election campaign. Based on archival research, this biography of Duane studies his American career in light of his formative years in Ireland, England and India.
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'Little's biography is a superb radical history and highlights a man who played a leading role in the struggle for liberty in three continents.' The Journal of Radical History
