Greenback : the almighty dollar and the invention of America

著者

• Goodwin, Jason

書誌事項

Greenback : the almighty dollar and the invention of America

Jason Goodwin

Hamish Hamilton, 2003

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This is the story of the dollar, inextricably linked with that of the United States of America itself - from the Wild-West wild cat banks to Wall Street. The author traces this rollercoaster of a currency, delving into its murky past and uncovering how it became America's potent symbol and the most popular man-made product ever.

目次

• Introduction: American dream
• a promise to pay
• the treasure hunter
• the garden
• the antiquarians
• the sage
• the monarchist
• the dollar sign
• the American system of Jacob Perkins
• a Philadelphia story
• uneasy money
• killing the bank
• the spy
• the counterfeiters
• the great conspiracy
• working for the Yankee dollar.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA6306298X
• ISBN:
  • 0241140986
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: London
• ページ数/冊数: 320 p.
• 大きさ: 23cm
• 分類:
  • DC21 : 973
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Dollar, American
  • LCSH : United States -- History
  • LCSH : United States -- Economic conditions
  • LCSH : United States -- Politics and government