Common Sense Book by Thomas Paine philly First unfurled on July 8

First unfurled on July 8

"Don't Give Up The Ship"

British forces set out to seize colonial stashes of weapons and ammunition in the Massachusetts countryside

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Common Sense Book by Thomas Paine philly First unfurled on July 8Thomas 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 Common Sense 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. Details Hardcover Made