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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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The Republished Canon
Friedrich List The National System of Political Economy 1841
Intro. by William Hamilton

The European answer to Adam Smith, and the book that armed the American School.

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The Republished Canon
Henry C. Carey The Harmony of Interests 1851
Intro. by William Hamilton

Agricultural, manufacturing, and commercial. The fullest statement of the protective doctrine.

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The Republished Canon
Daniel Raymond The Elements of Political Economy 1823
Intro. by William Hamilton

The first systematic American treatise on national economy.

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E. Peshine Smith A Manual of Political Economy 1853
Intro. by William Hamilton

The American School reduced to first principles, for the working statesman.

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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.