Letters of Henry George [manuscript] 1880-88.

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Letters of Henry George [manuscript] 1880-88.

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George thanks John Swinton for a favorable review of Progress and poverty, and mentions the Russian economist Nikolai Gavrilovich Chernyshevskiĭ, sends a copy of the book to a judge, an autograph to O.S. Mahon, and refuses the request of Mrs. Lowell to republish a clipping in his paper the Standard.

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Lowell, John, 1824-1897, Mrs.,

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George, Henry, 1839-1897

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Economist and reformer. From the description of Papers of Henry George, 1888-1893. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455433 Henry George (1839-1897), political economist and social reformer, was best known for his book Progress and Poverty, in which he advocated economic equality through a single tax on land value. He ran unsuccessfully for mayor of New York City on a labor ticket in 1884 and died during his second mayoral campaign in 1897. From the guide to the H...

Mahon, O. S.,

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Swinton, John, 1829-1901

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John Swinton (1829-1901) was a journalist, social reformer, and crusader in the field of labor relations. He was born in Scotland and moved with his parents first to Canada and later to New York, N.Y. He was a journeyman printer, manager of the Lawrence, Kan., Republican, 1856-1857, and studied law and medicine before the Civil War. From 1860 to 1870 he was chief of the editorial staff of the New York Times, having been employed by Henry J. Raymond. He was later connected with the Sun, John Swin...

Chernyshevsky, Nikolay Gavrilovich, 1828-1889

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