Common Sense
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Publisher Description
Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Written in clear and persuasive prose, Paine marshaled moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian government. It was published anonymously on January 10, 1776, at the beginning of the American Revolution, and became an immediate sensation.
It was sold and distributed widely and read aloud at taverns and meeting places. In proportion to the population of the colonies at that time (2.5 million), it had the largest sale and circulation of any book published in American history.
GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
1776
April 1
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
29
Pages
PUBLISHER
Maroo Publishing
SELLER
Khakim Aminov
SIZE
3.3
MB
Customer Reviews
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