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Commemoration of 250th Anniversary of Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’

May 4 at 12am

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Before tweets went viral, pamphlets did. The Clements Library's exhibition traces how Thomas Paine's Common Sense exploded across the colonies in early 1776 through 58 rare editions, each showing the edits, translations, and typographical twists that shaped Revolutionary politics.

Rare book archive
Revolutionary history
American Revolution artifacts
Scholarly atmosphere

Tips

📜"no internet required" (U-M News)
🎓great for sparking classroom discussions
🏛️recently renovated interior

Monday, May 4

William L. Clements Library

909 S University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA

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