RT Book, Whole DB /z-wcorg/ DS http://worldcat.org ID 145431833 LA English T1 Taxation in colonial America A1 Rabushka, Alvin., PB Princeton University Press PP Princeton YR 2008 SN 9780691133454 069113345X AB This study describes, analyses and quantifies taxation in the 13 original American colonies, comparing tax systems and burdens among the colonies and with Great Britain. It shows how the colonists strove to minimize, avoid and evade taxation, and used tax incentives to foster settlement.