Harry Elmer Barnes, RIP

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08/08/2014 Left and Right Murray N. Rothbard

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On August 25, 1968. less than a week after completing the final draft of the article which constitutes this issue of Left and Right, Harry Elmer Barnes died at the age of 79. Murray N. Rothbard recounts the life of Barnes and the legacy he will leave behind.

Volume 4, Number 3 (1968)

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Rothbard, Murray N. "Harry Elmer Barnes, RIP." Left and Right 4, No. 1 (1968): 3-8.

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