Common sense : addressed to the inhabitants of America / Thomas Paine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (64 pages)

Other Title:

Common Sense

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1914]

Summary:

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. As of 2006, it remains the all-time best selling American title.

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