The Elementary Common Sense of Thomas Paine: An Interactive Adaptation for All Ages

An easy-to-understand adaptation of Paine's revolutionary pamphlet, plus insights on colonial history, life, and culture.

The Declaration of Independence may have severed political bonds with England, but it was Thomas Paine's dynamic pamphlet, "Common Sense," that conceptualized the idea of unity and freedom months before Thomas Jefferson put pen to parchment. Paine's publication energized colonists to embark on a long and bloody war that imperiled their livelihoods and dismantled their cu...