Financial History of the United States, by D. R. Dewey (published by Longmans, Green & Co., 1903). Contains excellent references on public finances, tariff, banking, and taxation of the United States.
Introduction to Economics, by H. R. Seager (published by Holt & Co., New York, 1903). Each of the first twenty-six chapters is followed by fresh and well-selected references varying from one line to nearly a page in length. A good general bibliographical note is given on pp. 61-2.
Chapter 1. The Nature and Purpose of Political Economy
1. Has political economy anything to do with woman suffrage, the liquor problem, a republican vs. a monarchical form of government, the silver question?
2. Is political economy a study of things or of men?
3. Shall a piece of coal be studied in geology, botany, physics, chemistry, or economics?
4. Do you expect to acquire wealth more easily as a result of the study of political economy?
5. Of what practical use do you think political economy is?
6. Is political economy necessary to the understanding of the business world, or vice versa?
7. How wide a knowledge would a complete understanding of industrial society require?