Thomas Paine: Common Sense - Softcover

Paine, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1448657113 ISBN 13: 9781448657117

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2009

Synopsis

The classic document that was spread among the colonies justifying the declaring of independence from England.

About this title

Review:

"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.

From the Publisher:

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About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1448657113
• ISBN 13: 9781448657117
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 60
• Editor: Thomas Tom