Pamphlet, "Common Sense", 1776
notes: label: Description
content: Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was an argument against monarchy and hereditary privilege—and for American independence— that first appeared anonymously in Philadelphia in January 1776. It was so popular that twenty-five print editions appeared within a year.
topic: label: general subject association
content: Liberty
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content: Political History: Political History, General History Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.225292.11
label: catalog number
content: 225292.11
label: accession number
content: 225292
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Pamphlet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: white, black (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 in x 5 in; 20.32 cm x 12.7 cm