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Common Sense: The Revolutionary Words That Gave Birth to the United States of America - 250th Anniversary Edition Featuring The Appendix & Essential P
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Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 16 2026
Pages: 116
Weight: 0.29
Height: 0.29 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
READ THE WORDS THAT AWAKENED A PEOPLE, CHALLENGED AN EMPIRE, AND HELPED GIVE BIRTH TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Experience Thomas Paine's revolutionary case for independence and America's break from British rule in a deluxe illustrated edition commemorating 250 years of American freedom.
THIS 250TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION INCLUDES:
- The complete original text of Common Sense by Thomas Paine
- A beautifully Illustrated Reading Experience commemorating 250 years of American independence
- Paine's original Appendix
- The Epistle to the Quakers
- Three essential selections from The American Crisis - Nos. I, IV, and XIII
- A newly published anniversary epilogue reflecting on the enduring responsibilities of freedom
It is difficult today to grasp the uncertainty that hung over the American colonies in the winter of 1776. War had begun, yet independence remained unthinkable to many. Reconciliation with Britain was still hoped for.
Then a slim pamphlet appeared on the streets of Philadelphia-bold, uncompromising, and impossible to ignore.
Thomas Paine's Common Sense shattered the argument for monarchy and gave ordinary colonists the language to imagine something revolutionary-independence.
Writing not for aristocrats or scholars, but for farmers, tradesmen, laborers, and soldiers, Paine transformed the political ideals of the Enlightenment into plain, urgent English. His message was unforgettable:
An island had no right to rule a continent.
Common Sense swept through the colonies, was read aloud in taverns and military camps, and helped transform independence from a dangerous idea into a national cause. Within months, the Declaration of Independence would follow.
Now, 250 years after the birth of the United States, experience the writings that helped ignite the American Revolution in a beautifully designed commemorative edition created for readers, history lovers, students, collectors, and anyone seeking to understand the ideas that shaped America.
The selections from The American Crisis carry the story beyond the call for independence and into the struggle required to secure it-from the immortal declaration These are the times that try men's souls to the sacrifice, perseverance, and eventual victory that followed.
Together, these writings reveal Thomas Paine as one of the most fearless and influential voices of the American Revolution-and confront readers with questions that remain powerful today:
Where does government derive its authority? What does freedom demand of those who seek it? And when does loyalty become submission?
Two and a half centuries later, Paine's words still carry the force of a nation struggling to define what freedom means-and what it requires.
Add this 250th Anniversary Edition to your collection and experience the words that helped turn independence from an idea into a revolution.
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