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Henry George

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Henry George 1839-97, American economist, founder of the single tax movement, b. Philadelphia. Of a poor family, his formal education was cut short at 14, and in 1857 he emigrated to California; there he worked at various occupations before turning to newspaper writing in San Francisco. George's experience in a number of trades, his desperate poverty while supporting a family, and the examples of financial rapacity that came to his attention as wage earner and newspaperman gave impetus to his reformist tendencies. George believed that an increase in poverty accompanied and even surpassed... Read more
Henry George
Henry George The American economist and social reformer Henry George (1839-1897) popularized the "single-tax" reform movement. Henry George was born in Philadelphia, Pa., on Sept... Read more
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George Henry Thomas In the Civil War, George Henry Thomas (1816-1870), U.S. Army officer, received the sobriquet...Indomitable Warrior (1964). Additional Sources Palumbo, Frank A., George Henry Thomas, Major General, U.S.A.: the depenable general, supreme... Read more

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