Subject: Economics

This excerpt from the *North American Review*, Volume 24 (1826), contains a critical review of Jacob Newton Cardozo's treatise on political economy. The review, spanning pages 169-187, provides an assessment of Cardozo's work by an anonymous author for the *North American Review*. Cardozo was a well-known economist and editor, who died in 1873 at the age of 84.

This first edition book, published in 1866 by Joseph Walker, details the history of Charleston, South Carolina, from the perspective of long-time resident Jacob Cardozo. Cardozo, a Sephardic Jew born in Savannah, Georgia in 1786, was a self-educated economist, editor, and publisher of the Southern Patriot. The book covers various aspects of Charleston's life, including agriculture, commerce, education, the legal system, charitable organizations, and the early days of the Civil War. The book includes an appendix with information on the beginning of the Civil War at Forts Moultrie and Sumter, along with the action at Fort Wagner and other Charleston-area sites.

This book contains a 25-page critical review of Jacob N. Cardozo's work, "Lectures on the Elements of Political Economy," by Thomas Cooper, president of the South Carolina College. The review is published in Volume 1 of the Southern Review, 1828, pages 192-217.

A review of Thomas Cooper's *Lectures on the elements of political economy*, published in 1827. The review notes that Cooper was a well-known economist and editor who died in 1873 at the age of 84. The review was likely published in a periodical or journal. Geographic context: South Carolina.

This 1779 book, "Continuation of the Impartial Observations of a True Dutchman, On the Interests and Present State of Political Affairs of France, England, the Netherlands and the United States of America," is a rejoinder to a 1778 pamphlet. Authored by Antoine-Marie Cerisier, it argues that England has historically been the most dangerous rival to Dutch commerce and critiques Isaac de Pinto's pro-British stance on the American Revolution. The book includes a sharp critique of Isaac de Pinto, a prominent Dutch economist, and his economic treatise. This uncut and unopened copy is preserved in its original contemporary wrappers.