Common Sense

Common Sense - Paperback

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Common Sense - Paperback

Common Sense - Paperback

by Thomas Paine
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by Thomas Paine (Author)

"These are the times that try men's souls," begins Thomas Paine's first Crisis paper, the impassioned pamphlet that helped ignite the American Revolution. Published in Philadelphia in January of 1776, Common Sense sold 150,000 copies almost immediately. A powerful piece of propaganda, it attacked the idea of a hereditary monarchy, dismissed the chance for reconciliation with England, and outlined the economic benefits of independence while espousing equality of rights among citizens. Paine fanned a flame that was already burning, but many historians argue that his work unified dissenting voices and persuaded patriots that the American Revolution was not only necessary, but an epochal step in world history.

Number of Pages: 56
Dimensions: 0.13 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: October 19, 2013
ISBN9781627300070
Author Thomas Paine
PublisherStonewell Press
GenreNews & politics, Education, and Literature
FormatPaperback
PublishedOctober 2013
LanguageENG- English
Pages56
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine was born in England in 1737 and worked as a schoolteacher, storekeeper, and customs inspector before moving to Philadelphia in 1774. He quickly acquired a reputation as a journalist and published his hugely successful and influential pamphlet Common Sense in 1776. The Crisis, written when Paine was a soldier in the darkest days of the revolution--with its famous opening words, "These are the times that try men's souls"--called for perseverance and prevented Washington's army from disintegrating. To honor him for defending the French Revolution in Rights of Man, France made him a citizen and elected him to their constitutional convention. He died in 1809.

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