Reviewed by L: Mumford
+ Freeman 1:501 Ag 4 ’20 440w
“Some will no doubt assert that he lays too much stress upon the idea that the solution hangs upon the disallowance of speculation in land. Possibly this single subject is over stressed. But relative emphasis is a matter of little importance. What is of importance is that the subject of land and profit and speculative adventuring has been intimately connected with housing in the sense of cause and effect. The importance of this change of base, so to speak, in approaching the problem can not be overrated.” F. L. A.
+ J Am Inst of Architects 8:342 S ’20 1050w N Y Times 25:268 My 23 ’20 1000w
“The book is written from a full heart and with sympathetic understanding for the aspirations of common folks; it is one of the most readable tracts from the ‘left wing’ of the housing movement that we have seen.” B. L.
+ Survey 44:253 My 15 ’20 360w
WHITE, BENJAMIN.[[2]] Gold, its place in the economy of mankind. il $1 Pitman 669.2
20–21980
In the volume of the Common commodities and industries series devoted to gold, chapters take up: Its appreciation—ancient and modern; Its properties and distribution; The production of early times; The production of the nineteenth century; Present production and prospects; The evolution of British coinage; The mintage of the world; The gold standard; The movements of gold; Stocks; Industrial use; Gold and the great war. There are illustrations, tables, an index and a brief list of works consulted.