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Politics & Economics
9 public-domain politics & economics books, summarised. Page 1 of 1.
The eclipse of Russia
Emile Joseph Dillon
A collapse from within defines the end of an empire. Witness the slow, inevitable disintegration of a Tsardom undone by its own internal contradictions, isolated bureaucracy, and a profound psychological chasm between its rulers and its people.
A prisoner of the Reds
Francis McCullagh
A captive military officer slips through the collapsing White Russian retreat into the dark, chaotic heart of early Bolshevik rule.
The voter's text book
James M. Hiatt
Offering an exhaustive treasury of foundational charters, presidential declarations, state histories, and legislative acts, this 1868 reference work arms citizens with the primary raw materials of American self-governance.
The free man's library
Henry Hazlitt
A curated map of freedom’s intellectual history offers a vital shield against state overreach and the silent erosion of personal liberty.
Proceedings of the third National Conservation Congress at Kansas City, Missouri, September 25, 26 and 27, 1911
United States. National Conservation Congress
Settling the American continent without exhausting it requires a new national conscience, moving beyond mere resource extraction to systematic preservation.
In the "Stranger People's" country
Charles Egbert Craddock
In the high, brooding wilderness of the Great Smoky Mountains, a collision between archaeological curiosity and local superstition sparks a dangerous cycle of jealousy, criminality, and violence.
Yes and no, Volume 1 (of 2)
Normanby, Constantine Henry Phipps, Marquess of
Torn between duty and vanity, aristocratic youth navigate restless moorland retreats, bitter electoral ambition, and ghost-ridden pasts in 1820s England.
Yes and no, Volume 2 (of 2)
Normanby, Constantine Henry Phipps, Marquess of
The struggle between personal desire and societal expectation plays out in the drawing rooms and rural estates of the Regency era, where the weight of a single word often determines a life’s trajectory.
Outlook editorials
Theodore Roosevelt
The pursuit of industrial democracy requires a rigorous blend of high ideals and cold common sense, ensuring that special privilege is afforded to none while equality of opportunity remains the standard for all.