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1776
Common Sense
London, 1792
In January 1776, Thomas Paine produced "Common Sense." The pamphlet reportedly sold 120,000 copies in three months, helping ignite the move toward American independence. Paine's success owed much to his inspirational, call-to-arms writing style. Six months after the publication of "Common Sense," the Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence. This London edition is a 1792 reprint. |