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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherApplewood Books
ISBN-101557094586
ISBN-139781557094582
eBay Product ID (ePID)2213341
Product Key Features
Book TitleCommon Sense
Number of Pages76 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), History & Theory, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), United States / General
Publication Year2002
GenrePolitical Science, History
AuthorThomas Paine
Book SeriesBooks of American Wisdom Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight4.7 Oz
Item Length6.8 in
Item Width4.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2002-103403
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal320.51092
SynopsisThomas Paine arrived in America from England in 1774. A friend of Ben Franklin, he was a writer of poetry and tracts condemning the slave trade. In 1775, as hostilities between Britain and the colonies intensified, Paine wrote "Common Sense" to encourage the colonies to break the British exploitative hold through independence. The little booklet of 50 pages was published January 10, 1776 and sold a half-million copies, approximately equal to 75 million copies today., Thomas Paine arrived in America from England in 1774. A friend of Benjamin Franklin, he was a writer of poetry and tracts condemning the slave trade. In 1775, as hostilities between Britain and the colonies intensified, Paine wrote Common Sense to encourage the colonies to break the British exploitative hold and fight for independence. The little booklet of 50 pages was published January 10, 1776 and sold a half-million copies, approximately equal to 75 million copies today.