Progress and Robbery and Progress and Justice: An Answer to Henry George, the Demi-Communist (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Name: Progress and Robbery and Progress and Justice: An Answer to Henry George, the Demi-Communist (Classic Reprint)
Author: John Bleecker Miller
ISBN: 9780332775661

John Bleecker Miller

9780332775661: Progress and Robbery and Progress and Justice: An Answer to Henry George, the Demi-Communist (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0332775666 ISBN 13: 9780332775661

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2017

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Progress and Robbery and Progress and Justice is a concise, polemical collection from 1887 that presents three American answers to Henry George.

The book collects addresses delivered before the Young Men's Democratic Club of New York, offering critiques of George’s ideas about land ownership and political economy from different civic perspectives.

Written as a practical counterpoint to George’s theories, it frames the debate around property, labor, and city policy. The material contrasts the views of property owners, workers, and advocates for reform, while weighing the feasibility and consequences of proposed remedies in a realistic urban setting.

Clear explanations of George’s core claims about private land ownership and its critique
Three distinct viewpoints: property-owner, workingman's, and justice-focused analyses
Discussion of how proposed reforms could affect wages, rents, and city life
Historical context of late 19th-century debates on democracy, labor, and economic policy

Ideal for readers exploring 19th‑century political economy, urban reform debates, or the era’s civic discourse.

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