Other People's Money: How Banking Worked in the Early American Republic
(Part of the How Things Worked Series)
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How the contentious world of nineteenth-century banking shaped the United States. Pieces of paper that claimed to be good for two dollars upon redemption at a distant bank. Foreign coins that fluctuated in value from town to town. Stock certificates issued by turnpike or canal companies--worth something . . . or perhaps nothing. IOUs from farmers or tradesmen, passed around by people who could not know the person who first issued...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1421421755
ISBN13:9781421421759
Release Date:March 2017
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Length:208 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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