Essence of Progress and Poverty
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- Paperback
80 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2020
Summary
The Enduring Relevance of Progress and Poverty: A Concise Examination
In this concise text, the distinguished American philosopher John Dewey compiled excerpts from the massive Progress and Poverty to provide those unfamiliar with Henry George’s work with the essence of the author’s thinking on economics. In his Foreword, Dewey noted, “It would require less than the fingers of the two hands to enumerate those who from Plato down rank with [George]. No man, no graduate of a …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780486842073 |
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| ISBN-10: | 048684207X |
| Series: | Dover Thrift Editions |
| Author: | Henry George, John Dewey |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Imprint: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 80 |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2020 |
| Weight: | 1.05kg |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 127mm x 5mm |
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About The Author
Henry George
Henry George (1839-97) went to sea on a merchant ship at age 15, and by the end of the 1850s was working in San Francisco as a typesetter. A career in journalism followed, and George gradually become a successful popular speaker on the issues of his day as well as an effective writer. He moved to New York around the time Progress and Poverty was published and ran for mayor, losing in an election that may have been marred by fraud. His second campaign for mayor ended with a fatal stroke. Thousands turned out for his funeral, which was described as the largest in New York’s history (or at least the largest since the death of Abraham Lincoln); even George’s bitterest opponents at Tammany Hall flew their flag at half-staff on that day.
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