{"product_id":"common-sense","title":"Common Sense by Thomas Paine – Hardcover","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Pamphlet That Started a Revolution\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn January 10, 1776, \u003cstrong\u003eThomas Paine\u003c\/strong\u003e published a 50-page booklet that changed the course of history. \u003cem\u003eCommon Sense\u003c\/em\u003e made the case for American independence from Britain in plain, passionate language that ordinary colonists could read and believe—and it sold \u003cstrong\u003ehalf a million copies\u003c\/strong\u003e in a nation of three million people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaine had arrived in America from England in 1774, carrying a letter of introduction from \u003cstrong\u003eBenjamin Franklin\u003c\/strong\u003e. Already a poet and pamphleteer who had written against the slave trade, he turned his pen to the most urgent question of his era: should the colonies break free? His answer—and his argument—lit the fuse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy It Matters\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublished January 10, 1776\u003c\/strong\u003e – Six months before the Declaration of Independence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e500,000 copies sold\u003c\/strong\u003e – The best-selling American title of the 18th century, per capita\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWritten for everyone\u003c\/strong\u003e – Paine deliberately used plain language to reach ordinary colonists, not just the educated elite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA direct influence on the Revolution\u003c\/strong\u003e – Credited with shifting public opinion decisively toward independence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEndorsed by Benjamin Franklin\u003c\/strong\u003e – Paine arrived in America with Franklin’s personal recommendation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Thomas Paine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Applewood Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally Published:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 10, 1776\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781557094582\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Gift That Speaks for Itself\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor history lovers, civics students, Independence Day, or anyone who believes in the power of a well-made argument—\u003cem\u003eCommon Sense\u003c\/em\u003e is as urgent and readable today as it was in 1776. Pairs naturally with the \u003cem\u003eDeclaration of Independence\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eU.S. Constitution\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBill of Rights\u003c\/em\u003e pocket editions from Applewood Books.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Applewood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53307730985274,"sku":"9781557094582","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/4870\/3802\/files\/original_b82c9d26-f231-4d5e-a8d1-f6965b04ed1c.jpg?v=1775939534","url":"https:\/\/www.anthroapothecary.com\/products\/common-sense","provider":"Anthro Apothecary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}