Henry George

1839 - 1897

Titles on this disk:

• author: Progress and Poverty
• author: Protection or Free Trade, An Examination of the Tariff Question, with especial Regard to the Interests of Free Trade

About this person:

A prolific author who was a strong defender of free trade and an advocate of the idea of a single tax on land. George believed that a single tax on land would be sufficient to fund government activities. It would be based upon the unimproved value of the land. [The image comes from “The Warren J. Samuels Portrait Collection at Duke University.”]