A Farewell to Alms A Farewell to Alms A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World is a 2007 book about economic history by Gregory Clark. It is published by Princeton University Press. The book's title is a pun on Ernest Hemingway's novel, "A Farewell to Arms". The book discusses the divide between rich and poor nations that came about as a result of the Industrial Revolution in terms of the evolution of particular behaviours that Clark claims first occurred in Britain. Prior to 1790, Clark asserts that man faced a Malthusian trap: new technology enabled greater productivity and more food,
A. Kingsley Macomber It was from Newport that General Rochambeau departed with his army to join General George Washington and march on to Yorktown. Macomber also patronized the game of tennis. In the 1920s and 1930s he supported the A. K. Macomber tournament at Monte Carlo. A. Kingsley Macomber died in on October 6, 1955, in Paris, France. He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx in his wife's father's mausoleum. A. Kingsley Macomber Abraham Kingsley "King" Macomber (March 7, 1874 – October 6, 1955) was an American adventurer, businessman, philanthropist, Thoroughbred-racehorse owner and breeder. He was born in Morristown, New Jersey,