{"product_id":"common-sense-9781557094582","title":"Common Sense","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe revolutionary pamphlet that helped light the fire of American Independence in an elegant hardback gift edition. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas 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 \u003cem\u003eCommon Sense\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Paine (1737-1809) was an English-American Founding Father, inventor, political philosopher, and statesman. He wrote \u003cem\u003eCommon Sense\u003c\/em\u003e (1776) and \u003cem\u003eThe American Crisis \u003c\/em\u003e(1776-1783) at the start of the American Revolution and both pamphlets were significant drivers of the patriot cause. His landmark political tracts inspired the American Declaration of Independence and human rights advocacy to this day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Applewood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50612124483858,"sku":"9781557094582","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_371d9266-f5f8-4aa1-8274-8e6a6bc0a383.jpg?v=1766485855","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/common-sense-9781557094582","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}