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Henry George and the Beginnings of Revolutionary Socialism in the United States
==Ideological Influence==
==Ideological Influence==
Henry George's ideology has been highly influential, and has been credited as a major part of the creation of the British [[Fabian Socialism|Fabian Society]]<ref>[http://www.gutenberg.org/files/13715/13715-h/13715-h.htm The History of the Fabian Society], Pease, Edward R. (1912)</ref>, as well as influencing the creation of the Landlord's Game, the predecessor to [[Monopoly (board game)#History|Monopoly (board game)]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nypost.com/2015/01/25/the-anti-capitalism-roots-of-monopoly-and-the-scandal-behind-it/ |title=The scandal behind the anti-capitalist roots of Monopoly |work=[[New York Post]] |date=January 25, 2015 }}</ref>
Henry George's ideology has been highly influential, and has been credited as a major part of the creation of the British [[Fabian Socialism|Fabian Society]]<ref>[http://www.gutenberg.org/files/13715/13715-h/13715-h.htm The History of the Fabian Society], Pease, Edward R. (1912)</ref>, as well as influencing the creation of the Landlord's Game, the predecessor to [[Monopoly (board game)#History|Monopoly (board game)]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nypost.com/2015/01/25/the-anti-capitalism-roots-of-monopoly-and-the-scandal-behind-it/ |title=The scandal behind the anti-capitalist roots of Monopoly |work=[[New York Post]] |date=January 25, 2015 }}</ref> and the American [[Progressive]] movement.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=TPccAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA246&lpg=PA246 Henry George and the Beginnings of Revolutionary Socialism in the United States], The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science</ref>
Archibald Henderson, [[George Bernard Shaw]]'s biographer notes that Shaw credits George singly with his conversion to [[socialism]].<ref name=Henderson>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BBZXAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA96|last1=Henderson|first1=Archibald|title=George Bernard Shaw, his life and works|date=1911|publisher=Stewart & Kidd company|pages=96}}</ref> At 15 years of age, Shaw was so profoundly impacted by Georgism that he studied [[Progress and Poverty]], started attending meetings of the Social Democratic Federation, and later studied the works of [[Karl Marx]].<ref name=Henderson />
Archibald Henderson, [[George Bernard Shaw]]'s biographer notes that Shaw credits George singly with his conversion to [[socialism]].<ref name=Henderson>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BBZXAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA96|last1=Henderson|first1=Archibald|title=George Bernard Shaw, his life and works|date=1911|publisher=Stewart & Kidd company|pages=96}}</ref> At 15 years of age, Shaw was so profoundly impacted by Georgism that he studied [[Progress and Poverty]], started attending meetings of the Social Democratic Federation, and later studied the works of [[Karl Marx]].<ref name=Henderson />
==References==
==References==
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==External Links==
==External Links==