Thomas Paine, Common Sense, and the Turning Point to Independence
By Scott Liell, Running Press
In this book Liell, gives a historical account of the lead up to the publishing of “Common Sense” a 46 page book that changed the course of history. In it Liell describes the major players of the fight for Independence, with Samuel Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams to name a few. He paints a picture of what was going through the minds of the men who were about to commit treason and the push to separate from the sovereign authority of King George III.
When Common Sense was published it became a best seller in the colonies. General George Washington ordered it to be read or read aloud to all the soldiers under his command.
Liell includes a complete copy of Common Sense at the end of book. This work is a good read and an enlightening understanding of the lead up to independence. It gives the reader a bird’s eye view of how a 39 year old Englishman inspired treason. Discover the roots of this country in “46 Pages”
“I know not whether any man in the world has had more influence on its inhabitants or affairs for the last thirty years than Tom Paine.” – John Adams
“The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.” – Thomas Paine
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