BTSA: Professor Richard Bell on "Common Sense" Thomas Paine (1776)

Englishman Thomas Paine arrived in America in 1774 as the conflict between the colonies and Great Britain peaked. Up to that point, the colonies were said to have considered negotiation rather than separating from Britain. This week, University of Maryland history professor Richard Bell joins BTSA to discuss Paine's arguments, his life, and what led him to publish Common Sense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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