Henry George (1839-97) went to sea on a merchant ship at age 15 and by the end of the 1850s was working in San Francisco as a typesetter.
Thousands turned out for his funeral, which was described as the largest in New York\'s history (or at least the largest since the death of Abraham Lincoln); even George\'s bitterest opponents at Tammany Hall flew their flag at half-staff on that day..
His second campaign for mayor ended with a fatal stroke.
He moved to New York around the time Progress and Poverty was published and ran for mayor, losing in an election that may have been marred by fraud.
A career in journalism followed, and George gradually become a successful popular speaker on the issues of his day as well as an effective writer.
Henry George (1839-97) went to sea on a merchant ship at age 15 and by the end of the 1850s was working in San Francisco as a typesetter
