{"product_id":"common-sense","title":"Common Sense","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe revolutionary pamphlet that helped light the fire of American Independence in an elegant hardback gift edition, proudly printed in America and beautifully stamped in celebration of America 250\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCommon Sense\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto 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\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover, 70 pages, Dimensions:  4 X 6.5 Inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Applewood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52268067127578,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0883\/1785\/3978\/files\/commonsense.avif?v=1779468339","url":"https:\/\/ncmuseumofhistoryshop.com\/products\/common-sense","provider":"NC History Museum Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}