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History of the Great American Fortunes (1909) by Myers, Gustavus, 1872-1942

Gustavus Myers, 1872-1942

History of the Great American Fortunes (1909)

History of the Great American Fortunes (1909) by Gustavus Myers, 1872-1942

From The Publisher's Note

No one has yet challenged a single fact in Mr. Myers’ work. Every statement is made with the authority of corroborated and proven evidence. At no time did he indulge in tirades against personal traits, dispositions or temperaments. He was not c...

Religion and the Rise of Capitalism - A Historical Study (1922) by R. H. Tawney

R. H. Tawney

Religion and the Rise of Capitalism - A Historical Study (1922)

Religion and the Rise of Capitalism (1922) by R. H. Tawney

Originally published in 1922. From The Holland Memorial Lectures.

From the PREFATORY NOTE

THE friends of the late Henry Scott Holland founded a lectureship in his memory, the Deed of Foundation laying it down that a course of lectures, to be called the Holland M...

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The Mirrors of 1932 (1931)

The Mirrors of 1932 (1931)

The Mirrors of 1932 (1931)

A commentary and look at several important public figures in early Depression-era America.

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The Economics of Human Happiness (1933) by Collin Brooks

Collin Brooks

The Economics of Human Happiness (1933)

The Economics of Human Happiness (1933) by Collin Brooks

From the Foreword

There is nothing original in this book. It is, in the best meaning of the term, a commonplace book. If it fails to say for half-a-guinea what a multitude of men are saying in pub and club, tavern and train, for nothing, it will be because I have an impediment in my spee...

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The history of usury from the earliest period to the present time (1866) by J. B. C. Murray

J. B. C. Murray

The history of usury from the earliest period to the present time : together with a brief statement of general principles concerning the conflict of the laws in different states and countries, and an examination into the policy of laws on usury and their effect upon commerce (1866)

The history of usury from the earliest period to the present time : together with a brief statement of general principles concerning the conflict of the laws in different states and countries, and an examination into the policy of laws on usury and their effect upon commerce (1866) by J. B. C. Murray

Preface

THE following pages are put forth w...

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