The European answer to Adam Smith, and the book that armed the American School.
The Bookstore · The Republished Canon
The American School, in print again
The protective tradition produced a literature equal to its achievement, and most of it has been allowed to fall out of print. The League is reissuing the foundational works of the American School in modern editions, each with a new introduction by William Hamilton framing the work for the present moment.
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Join the ListAgricultural, manufacturing, and commercial. The fullest statement of the protective doctrine.
The first systematic American treatise on national economy.
The American School reduced to first principles, for the working statesman.
Modern Editions
Set anew, read with ease
Each work is reset in full from the original text, in clear modern typography, with corrected references and a fresh design.
New Introductions
Framed for the present
William Hamilton introduces each volume, placing it in the line of the American System and in the argument of the present day.
Three Formats
Paperback, Kindle, audiobook
Printed editions for the shelf, digital for the road, and narrated editions for the works that warrant them.