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76 free books in the archive are tagged History & biography. History and biography: economic history and the lives of the economists and thinkers who shaped it. 97 courses on the subject are below the books.

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"Introduction to Murray Rothbard's History of Money and Banking in the United States"

Joseph T. Salerno

Cover of "Taxation is Robbery"

"Taxation is Robbery"

Frank Chodorov

Cover of "The Collected Works of Carl Menger"

"The Collected Works of Carl Menger"

Alan R. Sweezy

Cover of A Century of War: Lincoln, Wilson and Roosevelt

A Century of War: Lincoln, Wilson and Roosevelt

John V. Denson

Cover of A History of American Currency

A History of American Currency

William Graham Sumner

Cover of A New History of Leviathan

A New History of Leviathan

Murray N. Rothbard

Cover of A Short History of Man: Progress and Decline

A Short History of Man: Progress and Decline

Hans-Hermann Hoppe

Cover of A Socialist Empire: The Incas of Peru

A Socialist Empire: The Incas of Peru

Louis Baudin

Cover of Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought

Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought

Murray N. Rothbard

Cover of Classical Economics: An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, Volume II

Classical Economics: An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, Volume II

Murray N. Rothbard

Cover of Collected Works of Carl Menger (in German) Volume I

Collected Works of Carl Menger (in German) Volume I

Carl Menger

Cover of Collected Works of Carl Menger (in German) Volume II

Collected Works of Carl Menger (in German) Volume II

Carl Menger

Cover of Collected Works of Carl Menger (in German) Volume III

Collected Works of Carl Menger (in German) Volume III

Carl Menger

Cover of Collected Works of Carl Menger (in German) Volume IV

Collected Works of Carl Menger (in German) Volume IV

Carl Menger

Cover of Conceived in Liberty

Conceived in Liberty

Murray N. Rothbard

Cover of Economic Doctrine and Method: An Historical Sketch

Economic Doctrine and Method: An Historical Sketch

Joseph Schumpeter

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

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

Israel M. Kirzner

Cover of Economic Thought Before Adam Smith: An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, Volume I

Economic Thought Before Adam Smith: An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, Volume I

Murray N. Rothbard

Cover of Economy, Society, and History

Economy, Society, and History

Hans-Hermann Hoppe

Cover of Fabianism in the Political Life of Britain - 1919-1931

Fabianism in the Political Life of Britain - 1919-1931

Margaret McCarran

Cover of Frederic Bastiat: A Man Alone

Frederic Bastiat: A Man Alone

George Charles Roche III

Cover of Historical Setting of the Austrian School of Economics

Historical Setting of the Austrian School of Economics

Ludwig von Mises

Cover of History of American Socialisms

History of American Socialisms

John Humphrey Noyes

Cover of History of Crises Under the National Banking System

History of Crises Under the National Banking System

O.M.W. Sprague

Cover of History of Monetary and Credit Theory

History of Monetary and Credit Theory

Charles Rist

Cover of History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II

History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II

Murray N. Rothbard

Cover of How They Succeeded: Life Stories of Successful Men and Women Told by Themselves

How They Succeeded: Life Stories of Successful Men and Women Told by Themselves

Orison Swett Marden

Cover of I Chose Liberty: Autobiographies of Contemporary Libertarians

I Chose Liberty: Autobiographies of Contemporary Libertarians

Walter Block

Cover of Lectures on Modern History

Lectures on Modern History

Lord Acton

Cover of Liberty and the Great Libertarians

Liberty and the Great Libertarians

Charles T. Sprading

Cover of Memoirs

Memoirs

Ludwig von Mises

Cover of Memoirs of a Superfluous Man

Memoirs of a Superfluous Man

Albert Jay Nock

Cover of Men of Wealth: The Story of Twelve Significant Fortunes from the Renaissance to the Present Day

Men of Wealth: The Story of Twelve Significant Fortunes from the Renaissance to the Present Day

John T. Flynn

Cover of Mises in America

Mises in America

William H. Peterson

Cover of Mises: An Annotated Bibliography

Mises: An Annotated Bibliography

Bettina Bien Greaves

Cover of Mises: An Annotated Bibliography; 1982-1993 Update

Mises: An Annotated Bibliography; 1982-1993 Update

Bettina Bien Greaves

Cover of Mises: The Last Knight of Liberalism

Mises: The Last Knight of Liberalism

Jörg Guido Hülsmann

Cover of Murray N. Rothbard vs. The Philosophers: Unpublished Writings on Hayek, Mises, Strauss, and Polanyi

Murray N. Rothbard vs. The Philosophers: Unpublished Writings on Hayek, Mises, Strauss, and Polanyi

Roberta A. Modugno

Cover of Murray N. Rothbard: In Memoriam

Murray N. Rothbard: In Memoriam

Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

Cover of On the Origins of Money

On the Origins of Money

Carl Menger

Cover of Out of Step

Out of Step

Frank Chodorov

Cover of People's Pottage

People's Pottage

Garet Garrett

Cover of Probleme der Wertlehre

Probleme der Wertlehre

Ludwig von Mises

Cover of Revisionist Viewpoints

Revisionist Viewpoints

James J. Martin

Cover of Revisionist Viewpoints: Essays in a Dissident Historical Tradition

Revisionist Viewpoints: Essays in a Dissident Historical Tradition

James J. Martin

Cover of Roosevelt's Road to Russia

Roosevelt's Road to Russia

George Crocker

Cover of Selected Writings on Economics

Selected Writings on Economics

Nassau W. Senior

Cover of Strictly Confidential: The Private Volker Fund Memos of Murray N. Rothbard

Strictly Confidential: The Private Volker Fund Memos of Murray N. Rothbard

Murray N. Rothbard

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

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

Eugen-Maria Schulak

Cover of The Cinder Buggy

The Cinder Buggy

Garet Garrett

Cover of The Complete Writings of Thomas Paine, Volume 1

The Complete Writings of Thomas Paine, Volume 1

Thomas Paine

Cover of The Complete Writings of Thomas Paine, Volume 2

The Complete Writings of Thomas Paine, Volume 2

Thomas Paine

Cover of The Conquest of Poverty

The Conquest of Poverty

Henry Hazlitt

Cover of The Development of Economic Doctrine: An Introductory Survey

The Development of Economic Doctrine: An Introductory Survey

Alexander Gray

Cover of The Driver

The Driver

Garet Garrett

Cover of The Economics of Prohibition

The Economics of Prohibition

Mark Thornton

Cover of The Essential Rothbard

The Essential Rothbard

David Gordon

Cover of The Essential von Mises

The Essential von Mises

Murray N. Rothbard

Cover of The Great American Land Bubble: The Amazing Story of Land-Grabbing, Speculations, and Booms from Colonial Days to the Present Times

The Great American Land Bubble: The Amazing Story of Land-Grabbing, Speculations, and Booms from Colonial Days to the Present Times

A. M. Sakolski

Cover of The History of Banks

The History of Banks

Richard Hildreth

Cover of The History of Economic Thought site

The History of Economic Thought site

Leanne J. Ussher

Cover of The Mainspring of Human Progress

The Mainspring of Human Progress

Henry Grady Weaver

Cover of The Menace of the Herd, or Procrustes at Large

The Menace of the Herd, or Procrustes at Large

Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn

Cover of The Origins of the Federal Reserve

The Origins of the Federal Reserve

Murray N. Rothbard

Cover of The Philosophical Origins of Austrian Economics

The Philosophical Origins of Austrian Economics

David Gordon

Cover of The Progressive Era

The Progressive Era

Murray N. Rothbard

Cover of The School of Salamanca

The School of Salamanca

Marjorie Grice-Hutchinson

Cover of The Social and Political Philosophy of Adam Ferguson: A Commentary on his Essay on the History of Civil Society

The Social and Political Philosophy of Adam Ferguson: A Commentary on his Essay on the History of Civil Society

Ronald Hamowy

Cover of The Struggle for Liberty: A Libertarian History of Political Thought

The Struggle for Liberty: A Libertarian History of Political Thought

Ralph Raico

Cover of The Turgot Collection: Writings, Speeches, and Letters of Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Baron de Laune

The Turgot Collection: Writings, Speeches, and Letters of Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Baron de Laune

A.R.J. Turgot

Cover of The Twenty-Year Revolution: from Roosevelt to Eisenhower

The Twenty-Year Revolution: from Roosevelt to Eisenhower

Chesly Manly

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

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

Eugen-Maria Schulak

Cover of The Wild Wheel

The Wild Wheel

Garet Garrett

Cover of Theory and History: An Interpretation of Social and Economic Evolution

Theory and History: An Interpretation of Social and Economic Evolution

Ludwig von Mises

Cover of Tributes to Mises

Tributes to Mises

Ludwig von Mises

Cover of We

We

Eugene Zamiatin

Cover of When Money Goes Bad

When Money Goes Bad

Lawrence W. Reed

Cover of Where Lies This Fault?

Where Lies This Fault?

Leonard E. Read

Cover of Who is Albert Jay Nock

Who is Albert Jay Nock

Mises.org

Cover of Who Is F.A. Hayek

Who Is F.A. Hayek

Mises.org

Cover of Who Is Frank Chodorov?

Who Is Frank Chodorov?

Mises.org

Cover of Who is Frederic Bastiat?

Who is Frederic Bastiat?

Mises.org

Cover of Who is Garet Garrett

Who is Garet Garrett

Mises.org

Cover of Who is John T. Flynn

Who is John T. Flynn

Mises.org

Cover of Who is Ludwig Lachmann

Who is Ludwig Lachmann

Mises.org

Cover of Who is Ludwig von Mises?

Who is Ludwig von Mises?

Mises.org

Cover of Who is Murray Rothbard?

Who is Murray Rothbard?

Mises.org

Cover of Who is Wilhelm Roepke?

Who is Wilhelm Roepke?

Mises.org

Cover of Why American History Is Not What They Say

Why American History Is Not What They Say

Jeff Riggenbach

Cover of Why American History Is Not What They Say: An Introduction to Revisionism

Why American History Is Not What They Say: An Introduction to Revisionism

Jeff Riggenbach

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