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Full Online Text of "Progress and Poverty"

For Students 9th - 10th
Open this page for links to the full text of Henry George's "Progress and Poverty", which became popular during the American Progressive Era.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Urbanization 1870 1900: Change Reflected in Thought and Writing

For Students 11th - 12th
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...
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Museum of the City of San Francisco

Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco: Progress and Poverty a Paradox

For Students 9th - 10th
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"

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Library of Economics and Liberty

The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics: Henry George

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Roots of the Movement

For Students 5th - 8th
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...
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Curated OER

Photograph of Henry George as a Young Man

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Curated OER

Henry George

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Henry George.
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Curated OER

Henry George

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Henry George.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Henry George

For Students 9th - 10th
A political economist who is famous for his "single tax" on land.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Henry George

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Henry George

For Students 9th - 10th
(1839-1897) An economist and social reformer who wrote the book Progress and Poverty.