Common Sense (The Writings of Thomas Paine) - Softcover

Thomas Paine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1603863842 ISBN 13: 9781603863841

Publisher: Watchmaker Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

An Unabridged Edition from 'The Writings of Thomas Paine, ' Volume One, (1774-1779) edited by Moncure Conway, to include: Epistle to Quakers, A Letter to Franklin in Paris (1778), The Dream Interpreted, A Serious Thought, and Explanatory Notice from an 1848 Uncensored Edition, with A Chronology of Paine's Life at Book's End.

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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.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Watchmaker Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1603863842
• ISBN 13: 9781603863841
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 108
• Editor: Moncure Daniel Conway