| Common Sense: Addressed to the Inhabitants of America, on the Following Interesting Subjects Contributor(s): Paine, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 193835723X ISBN-13: 9781938357237 Publisher: Fpp Classics OUR PRICE: $7.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Essays - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) - Philosophy | Political |
| Lexile Measure: 1330 |
| Physical Information: 0.15" H x 5.24" W x 7.99" (0.19 lbs) 72 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published anonymously on January 10, 1776, during the American Revolution; Common Sense was signed "Written by an Englishman", and the pamphlet 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 a powerful argument for independence 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. Historian Gordon S. Wood described Common Sense as, "the most incendiary and popular pamphlet of the entire revolutionary era." |