Description
This book is a compilation of written articles by Thomas Paine during the American Revolutionary War. Paine wrote Common Sense in 1776, an incredibly sought after, a well-liked and successful pamphlet which insists and fights for Independence from England. The collection of essays amounted to Paine’s continuing support for an independent and self-governing America through the many serious crises of the Revolutionary War. General Washington has read the first essay and he found it very encouraging, that he ordered the troops at Valley Forge to also read it. The American Crisis is a pamphlet series in 18th-century which was published from 1776 to 1783. It is also known as The Crisis which consists of a total of sixteen pamphlets. Thirteen pamphlets were published on 1776 to 1777, and then the three added pamphlets published between 1777 – 1783. The first pamphlets were published in Pennsylvania Journal. “Common Sense” is the assumed name for the pamphlets. Paine, like other politicians and scholars, was aware that the Colonists were not going to aid the American Revolutionary War without any grounds to do so. The essays were written in a language where a layman could easily comprehend, and correspond to Paine’s liberal philosophy. The war against the Kingdom of Great Britain would be a war with the providence of God, Paine has mentioned God in his writings. The Crisis No. 1 starts out with the prominent introductory line “These are the times that try men’s souls”, and tells that Britain possesses no authority to invade America, that it is only God who has the sole power. In Crisis No. 2, he connotes consolation and inspiration, the act of not giving up. Crisis No. 3 starts with this statement, “Universal empire is the prerogative of a writer.” Paine believes that King George was not up to their criterion when it came to his duties and responsibilities with the American Colonies.
[amz_corss_sell asin=”1776668340″]
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.