Word: overwhelming
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...artist. Mr. Frank Rosewater, the author, treats the subject of protection through a patchwork of stories that are written in a most playful and easy style, and are full of keen satire. He opens up an entirely new and original method of attack on free trade intended to overwhelm that doctrine; in fact, his work is a new analysis of the question that renders the decision conclusive in favor of protection. The work is destined to exert a large influence on the commerce and politics of the future, and will take a high rank in the field of economic literature...