Greenback

Greenback
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 340
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ISBN-10 : 0312422121
ISBN-13 : 9780312422127
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Book Synopsis Greenback by : Jason Goodwin

Download or read book Greenback written by Jason Goodwin and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the wry and admiring eye of a modern Tocqueville, Jason Goodwin gives us a biography of the dollar and the story of its astonishing career through the wilds of American history. Looking at the dollar over the years as a form of art, a kind of advertising, and a reflection of American attitudes, Goodwin delves into folklore and the development of printing, investigates wildcats and counterfeiters, explains why a buck is a buck and how Dixie got its name. Bringing together an array of quirky detail and often hilarious anecdote, Goodwin tells the story of America through its most beloved product.


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