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.
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Common Sense (Books of American Wisdom)
By: Thomas Paine
ISBN-10: 1557094586
ISBN-13 : 978-1557094582
Publisher : Applewood Books; Little Books of Wisdom edition (July 1, 2002)
Language : English
Hardcover: 76 pages
Reading Age : None
Dimensions : 4.25 x 0.45 x 6.75 inches
Item Weight : 4.2 ounces
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