{"product_id":"common-sense","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":"Hardcover","offer_id":52317663559896,"sku":"9781557094582","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":52346400047320,"sku":"9781948986441","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback (92)","offer_id":52346400080088,"sku":"9781722502126","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback (167)","offer_id":52346400112856,"sku":"9781627300070","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback (183)","offer_id":52346400145624,"sku":"9781936594214","price":8.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/0369\/4552\/files\/imageloader_a6a0ed05-91f4-4352-81de-4bfc7e1a0593.jpg?v=1787949707","url":"https:\/\/bigredbooks.shop\/products\/common-sense","provider":"Big Red Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}