{"value"=>"<p>The diaries and notebooks cover (with some gaps) Henry George's life from the age of sixteen until the year before his death. The earliest volumes are accounts of his sea voyage in 1855-1856, illustrated with rough sketches. Volumes for the 1860s and 70s include family news, details of his work for California newspapers, and financial notations reflecting his desperate struggle to support his wife and young children. The 1880s diaries are largely devoted to his efforts to build the Single Tax movement in America and Britain, and include details of his lecture schedules and names and addresses of political contacts. The 1890s are dominated by American politics, George's editorial work on the <span class=\"title\">Standard</span>, and his dealings with New York publishers. There are no volumes of 1886 and 1897, the years of his New York mayoral campaigns.</p>"}