{"product_id":"common-sense-isbn-9780785833475","title":"Common Sense","description":"\u003cp\u003eReprinted with special care for all American History students and History lovers, Thomas Paine’s \u003ci\u003eCommon Sense\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most important pamphlets ever published in American history. \u003ci\u003eCommon Sense\u003c\/i\u003e inspired people in the Thirteen Colonies to declare and fight for independence from Great Britain in 1776. The clear and simple language used by Paine to explain the advantages of and the need for immediate independence are still just as inspiring as they were over 200 years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommon Sense\u003c\/i\u003e was published anonymously on January 10, 1776 and was sold and distributed widely around the colonies. George Washington had it read aloud to all his troops, which at the time had surrounded the British army in Boston. In proportion to the population of the colonies in 1776, it had the largest sale and circulation of any book ever published in American history. Paine, a brilliant man, structured \u003ci\u003eCommon Sense\u003c\/i\u003e as if it were a sermon and reasoned in a style that common people understood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences to today’s political atmosphere can certainly be compared to the writing of Paine in \u003ci\u003eCommon Sense\u003c\/i\u003e. For those who have history buffs in their lives, this pamphlet is a must-own, as it shaped the future of America during the Revolutionary era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the series \u003cb\u003eClassic Thoughts and Thinkers\u003c\/b\u003e, explore some of the most influential texts of our time along with the inner workings of its greatest thinkers. With works from great American figures such as Theodore Roosevelt and Emily Dickinson and seminal documents including the Constitution of the Unites States, this series focuses on the most reflective and thought-provoking writings of the last two centuries. These beautiful hardcovers are the perfect historical perspective for meeting the challenges of the modern world.\u003cbr\u003e ​\u003cbr\u003e Other titles in this series include\u003ci\u003e: As a Man Thinketh, Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Collected Poems of Robert Frost, Constitution of the United States with the Declaration of Independence, Helen Keller, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Selected Poems of Emily Dickinson, and Theodore Roosevelt’s Words of Wit and Wisdom.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chartwell Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44892732752101,"sku":"NP9780785833475","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/c5ed051c-cf0b-4e0f-af5d-ab02014745c2.jpg?v=1767851671","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/common-sense-isbn-9780785833475","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}