Bank notes and shinplasters : the rage for paper money in the early republic /

In Bank Notes and Shinplasters, Joshua R. Greenberg shows how Americans accumulated and wielded monetary information in order to navigate the early republic's chaotic bank note system. He demonstrates that the shift to federally authorized paper money in the Civil War era eliminated the public&...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Greenberg, Joshua R. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2020]
Colección:American business, politics, and society.
Temas:
To 1899
Paper money > United States > History > 18th century.
Paper money > United States > History > 19th century.
Papier-monnaie > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Papier-monnaie > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
Economic history
Paper money
United States > Economic conditions > To 1865.
United States > History > 1783-1865.
États-Unis > Conditions économiques > Jusqu'à 1865.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1783-1865.
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In Bank Notes and Shinplasters, Joshua R. Greenberg shows how Americans accumulated and wielded monetary information in order to navigate the early republic's chaotic bank note system. He demonstrates that the shift to federally authorized paper money in the Civil War era eliminated the public's need for detailed financial knowledge.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (245 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780812297140
0812297148

Ejemplares similares