| Common Sense Contributor(s): Golgotha Press (Editor), Paine, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 1501028936 ISBN-13: 9781501028939 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $5.69 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Philosophy | Political - History | Revolutionary |
| Dewey: 973.3 |
| Lexile Measure: 1330 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.31 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. It was first published anonymously on January 10, 1776, during the American Revolution. Common Sense, signed "Written by an Englishman", became an immediate success. In relation to the population of the Colonies at that time, it had the largest sale and circulation of any book in American history. Common Sense presented the American colonists with an argument for freedom from British rule at a time when the question of independence was still undecided. Paine wrote and reasoned in a style that common people understood; forgoing the philosophy and Latin references used by Enlightenment era writers, Paine structured Common Sense like a sermon and relied on Biblical references to make his case to the people. He connected independence with common dissenting Protestant beliefs as a means to present a distinctly American political identity. Historian Gordon S. Wood described Common Sense as, "the most incendiary and popular pamphlet of the entire revolutionary era." This book is annotated with a biography about the life and times of Paine, and a critical essay. |