THE RIGHTS OF LABOR
by Colton, Calvin
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
New York: A. S. Barnes & Co.. Very Good. 1847. Third Edition. Paperback. 96 pages; Foxed throughout, front wrapper chipped at corners. The author presents the arguments in favor of protectionism and an expansion of manufacturing, with evident disregard for the compensation and conditions of labour. Includes a survey of protectionist policy from 1812-1824, a discussion of the Tariff of 1824 and an extensive examination of the Tariff of 1846. OCLC 220209368 Kress C.6801. Calvin Colton (1789-1857) was an American journalist, clergyman, and author. He served as pastor of churches in Le Roy and Batavia, rector of the Church of the Messiah and held the chair of Public Economy at Trinity College, Hartford from 1852 to 1857. known as an advocate of protection, in 1848 he published a protectionist work, Public Economy for the United States. It was a strange mixture of views gained through earlier experiencesreligious, editorial, and political. .
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- Bookseller
- Antiquarian Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43195
- Title
- THE RIGHTS OF LABOR
- Author
- Colton, Calvin
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Publisher
- A. S. Barnes & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1847
- Size
- 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Protectionism, Protectionist Economic Policy, Effects of Trade Barriers, Tariff of 1846, Free Trade, American Labor Policy, 19th Century American Economic Policy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana and American History; 19th Century;
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...