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Full Online Text of "Progress and Poverty"
Open this page for links to the full text of Henry George's "Progress and Poverty", which became popular during the American Progressive Era.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Urbanization 1870 1900: Change Reflected in Thought and Writing
American writers and intellectuals played an important role in articulating the changes taking place in Industrial America in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Learn about some of the prominent writers, scientists, and philosophers at that...
Museum of the City of San Francisco
Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco: Progress and Poverty a Paradox
A link to Progress and Poverty. A biography of Henry George. Has pictures of Henry George.
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Excerpt From "Progress and Poverty"
Take a look at this excerpt, published by the Henry George Institute, of George's "Progress and Poverty". Includes author's photo & other clip art.
Library of Economics and Liberty
The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics: Henry George
A good discussion of the economic theories of Henry George. He had definite ideas of how to tax property, and the value of free trade.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Roots of the Movement
Progressivism got a push from the Populist movement, a reaction to the forgettable presidents and laissez-faire government in the Gilded Age. Find a listing of authors who wrote about progressive ideas, and see what influence populism...
Curated OER
Photograph of Henry George as a Young Man
At this site from the Museum of San Francisco you can check out this biography of Progressive visionary Henry George, taken from an 1889 encyclopedia (so, according to this article, he's not dead yet!). Includes photo.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Henry George
A political economist who is famous for his "single tax" on land.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Henry George
Henry George (September 2, 1839 - October 29, 1897) was an American political economist and the most influential proponent of the "Single Tax" on land, also known as the land value tax.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Henry George
(1839-1897) An economist and social reformer who wrote the book Progress and Poverty.