{"product_id":"common-sense-9781557094582","title":"Common Sense","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe revolutionary pamphlet that helped light the fire of American Independence in an elegant hardback gift edition. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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 \u003cem\u003eCommon Sense\u003c\/em\u003e to 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Paine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Applewood Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Books of American Wisdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.14w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781557094582","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44146622005293,"sku":"9781557094582","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_6e182312-3262-4b2c-84d2-77e8ac1cadf2.jpg?v=1757178490","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/common-sense-9781557094582","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}