“The book contains the most startling array of facts.”
| + | Ann. Am. Acad. 29: 645. My. ’07. 670w. |
“The argument is very one-sided, but is so well put together that the stand-patters cannot well afford to neglect it.” Max West.
| + − | Dial. 43: 121. S. 1, ’07. 250w. |
“The author’s arguments based upon the comparison of the volume of exports and imports at different periods and of different countries should accordingly not be accepted as conclusive of the economic evils of the protective system.”
| + − | Ind. 62: 1473. Je. 20, ’07. 330w. |
“The book is frankly based on secondary sources, apparently not on very many, and is written for the general public, not for the student. We conclude that even among the staunchest of free-traders a book of this character could be welcomed only by the most shortsighted.” Chester W. Wright.
| − | J. Pol. Econ. 15: 308. My. ’07. 1230w. |
“It cannot be said that Mr. Pierce’s book is of great value to the student, but for the general reader it should serve a useful purpose. The author is at his best in the chapter which discusses the relation of protective tariffs to public morals.”
| + − | Nation. 84: 411. My. 2, ’07. 200w. |