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Common Sense
Common Sense
Author: Thomas Paine
Published anonymously in 1776, the year of the American Declaration of Independence, Paine's "Common Sense" became an immediate best-seller, with fifty-six editions printed in that year alone. It was this pamphlet, more than any other factor, which helped to spark off the movement that established the independence of the United Sta...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780140390162
ISBN-10: 0140390162
Publication Date: 11/18/1982
Pages: 128
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Publisher: Penguin Classics
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Honey11682 avatar reviewed Common Sense on + 95 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Written in January of 1776, and you will still find this book relevant to our current time. Amazing author with great thoughts and wisdom.
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Helpful Score: 2
Actual text runs 65 pages, the rest is commentary.
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