To many colonists, independence was nothing more than a dangerous, short-sighted, and foolish dream. In the spring of 1776, when Thomas Paine’s incendiary pamphlet Common Sense first laid out the arguments for independence and republican self-government, ordinary Americans had no such confidence. Home - Search - New Listings - Authors - Titles - Subjects - Serialsīooks - News - Features - Archives - The Inside StoryĮdited by John Mark Ockerbloom copyrights and licenses.Only with the benefit of hindsight is it obvious that declaring independence from Great Britain would secure the future of the American experiment. Help with reading books - Report a bad link - Suggest a new listing Look for editions of this book at your library, or elsewhere.Carter, 1776), by Thomas Paine (multiple formats at )
Of the Present Ability of America, With Some Miscellaneous Reflections (sixth edition, reprinted from a Philadelphia edition Providence, RI: J.
Thoughts on the Present State of American Affairs IV. Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession III. Of the Origin and Design of Government in General, with Concise Remarks on the English Constitution II.
Common Sense: Addressed to the Inhabitants of America, on the Following Interesting Subjects: I. Bell, 1776), by Thomas Paine (HTML at Evans TCP) Common Sense: Addressed to the Inhabitants of America (third edition "with the whole appendix" Philadelphia: R. Bell, 1776), by Thomas Paine (multiple formats at ) Common Sense: Addressed to the Inhabitants of America (John Adams Library copy, with some late pages damaged second edition Philadelphia: R. with "written by an Englishman" on title page: HTML at ECCO TCP. without "written by an Englishman" on title page: HTML at Evans TCP. 
without "written by an Englishman" on title page: page images here at Penn. Common Sense: Addressed to the Inhabitants of America (Philadelphia: R. Political science - History - 18th century. United States - Politics and government - 1775-1783. Online books filed under these subjects:. Additions to Common Sense: Addressed to the Inhabitants of America (by various authors other than Thomas Paine London: Reprinted for J. Early editions did not identify the author. Bibliographic notesĬommon Sense was a colonial best-seller, and went through many editions in a short time period, some sanctioned by the author, and some not. Common Sense, by Thomas Paine (work) | The Online Books Page The Online Books Page Common Sense by Thomas PaineĬommon Sense was a pamphlet by Thomas Paine first published in full in 1776, arguing for American independence from Great Britain.
0 kommentar(er)
