Download or read book Henry George, The Transatlantic Irish, and their Times written by Kenneth C. Wenzer and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2009-06-09 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American political economist Henry George devoted his life to the single tax. Virtually forgotten today, his best seller "Progress and Poverty" influenced numerous people in the English-speaking world. His fame and fall were due to a temporary alliance with the American Irish Catholics who were agitating for the land war in Ireland.