˜Aœ nation of counterfeiters : capitalists, con men, and the making of the United States

˜Aœ nation of counterfeiters capitalists, con men, and the making of the United States

"Few of us question the slips of green paper that come and go in our purses, pockets, and wallets. Yet confidence in the money supply is a recent phenomenon. Prior to the Civil War, the United States did not have a single, national currency. Instead, countless banks issued paper money in a bewi...

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1. Verfasser: Mihm, Stephen (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Mass. u.a. Harvard Univ. Press 2007
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Geschichte > Geschichte 1760-2007 > Bankbiljetten > Bankwezen > Geldwezen > Kapitalisme > Speculatie > Vervalsing > Bank > Kapitalismus > Bank notes > Forgeries > Banks and banking > Counterfeits and counterfeiting > Geld > Wirtschaft > Verenigde Staten > USA
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Zusammenfassung:"Few of us question the slips of green paper that come and go in our purses, pockets, and wallets. Yet confidence in the money supply is a recent phenomenon. Prior to the Civil War, the United States did not have a single, national currency. Instead, countless banks issued paper money in a bewildering variety of denominations and designs -- more than ten thousand different kinds by 1860. Counterfeiters flourished amid this anarchy, putting vast quantities of bogus bills into circulation." -- Cover.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:IX, 457 S.
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ISBN:9780674026575
978-0-674-02657-5
0674026578
0-674-02657-8