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A History of American Currency

BooksJune 7, 1874William Graham Sumner

Sumner's lesson is that paper currency leads to a trap: continued crisis, hyperinflation, or the restoration of sound money...

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History of American Socialisms

BooksAugust 4, 1961John Humphrey Noyes

It is certainly high time that Socialists should begin to take lessons from experience; and for this purpose, that they should chasten their confidence in flattering theories, and turn their attention to actual events.

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The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History

BooksDecember 1, 2004Thomas E. Woods, Jr.

From the Puritans through the drafting of the Constitution, the Civil War, the World Wars, the rise of the "Great Society" all the way up through the of the Clinton Administration, this brightly written book discusses the real ideals of the founding, the truth about the Civil War, the...

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Why American History Is Not What They Say

BooksOctober 24, 2012Jeff Riggenbach

Jeff Riggenbach's book is a crash course in revisionist history of the United States. What is revisionism? It is the retelling of history from a point of view that differs from the mainstream, which always treats the victor — the state — as glorious and the conquered —...

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An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought

BooksSeptember 1, 2010Murray N. Rothbard

Rothbard traces the history of economics from the ancient Greeks to Adam Smith; and discusses British classical economics, the French school of classical liberalism, and Marxism.

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Economic Point of View: An Essay in the History of Economic Thought

BooksJune 15, 1960Israel M. Kirzner

This is Kirzner's sweeping defense of the Misesian definition of the scope and meaning of economic science...

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The Theory of Economic Development in the History of Economic Thought

BooksFebruary 9, 1967Lionel Robbins

Based on the 1966 Chichele lectures, Robbins's book concentrates on the history of the main propositions of the theory of development·as they apply to a closed economy...

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The Austrian School of Economics: A History of Its Ideas, Ambassadors, and Institutions

BooksFebruary 24, 2011Eugen-Maria SchulakHerbert Unterköfler

A guide to the history, ideas, and institutions of the Austrian School of economics written by two Austrian intellectuals who have gone to the sources themselves to provide a completely new look at the tradition and what it means for the future.

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Theory and History: An Interpretation of Social and Economic Evolution

BooksJanuary 1, 1957Ludwig von Mises

Mises defends his all-important idea of methodological dualism: one approach to the hard sciences and another for the social sciences.

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The Viennese School of Economics: A History of its Ideas, Proponents, and Institutions

BooksMarch 13, 2010Eugen-Maria SchulakHerbert Unterköfler

The Viennese School of Economics, also called the Austrian School of Economics, was founded by Carl Menger in Vienna during the last third of the 19th century, and enjoys to this day a vibrant teaching tradition. Since the early 1900s this teaching tradition has been a significant influence on the...

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Theory of Money and Fiduciary Media

BooksJanuary 17, 2013Jörg Guido Hülsmann

Edited by Jörg Guido Hülsmann, the essays here presented provide insights for understanding the economic crises of our own time.

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The Economic Mind in American Civilization: 1606-1865, Volume Two

BooksOctober 14, 1966Joseph Dorfman

Just as differences in political theory among the learned gentlemen of business made little substantial difference in th.eir specific outlook on commerce, so in the academic world party animosities hardly affected the general economic philosophy.

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The Economic Mind in American Civilization: 1606-1865, Volume One

BooksOctober 14, 1966Joseph Dorfman

In America as elsewhere, economic thought is an integral part of culture. Its richness and the reach of its relevance can be appreciated fully only when it is treated in its natural habitat of practical affairs and intellectual endeavor. It grows by constant crossbreeding with other species of...

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33 Questions About American History You're Not Supposed to Ask

BooksJuly 10, 2007Thomas E. Woods, Jr.

In 33 Questions About American History You’re Not Supposed to Ask , Thomas E. Woods Jr. sets the record straight with a provocative look at the hidden truths about our nation’s history—the ones that have been buried because they’re too sensitive to discuss...

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The American Story

BooksMay 27, 1955Garet Garrett

Here is Garet Garrett's retelling of American history, with a special focus on the technologies and people behind them that transformed life for average people, along with a relentless and truth-telling story about the rise of the state...

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Towards a Theoretical Framework for British and International Economic History: Early Modern England

BooksJune 3, 2010Sudha R. Shenoy

This mighty treatise is probably the first full Austrian treatment of development economics, with a model carved out of the writings of Menger, Mises, and Hayek.

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The Decline of American Liberalism

BooksJune 1, 1967Arthur A. Ekirch Jr.

One of the most striking facts about American history is how in a country born in old-style liberalism, the meaning of liberalism would not only change but be completely upended: liberalism now means its opposite. In this massively important work of intellectual history, historian Arthur Ekirch...

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Essentials of Economics

BooksFebruary 21, 1956Faustino Ballvé

Ballvé combines history, theory, and clear exposition to present what might be called an "orthodox Austrian view" of the way the world works...

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