{"product_id":"common-sense-2","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","brand":"Applewood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47993759498429,"sku":"BS-TC0-094582","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781557094582-HD.jpg?v=1786717803","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/common-sense-2","provider":"Boundigo Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}