Easy money : American Puritans and the invention of modern currency /: American Puritans and the invention of modern currency. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Dror Goldberg.
• Authors: Goldberg, Dror
• Contents: Introductions. Money and its inventions: theoretical considerations ; England in the late sixteenth century ; English developments, 1584-1692 -- The Atlantic. Before 1630: harvesters of money ; The Puritan exodus, 1629-1640: general features ; Massachusetts takes the monetary lead, 1630-1640 ; A new hope, 1640-1660 ; The empire strikes back, 1660-1686 ; Governments and paper money projects, 1685-1689 ; The Massachusetts legislator: the case of Elisha Hutchinson ; The return of the general court, 1689-1690 -- A monetary revolution. The legal tender law, 1690 ; Aftermath, 1691-1692 ; Back to England's financial revolution, 1692-1700 ; Analysis ; Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: Chicago, IL : The University of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 2023
• Copyright Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 346 pages ), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 332.4/97309032; Money -- United States -- History -- 17th century; Legal tender -- United States -- History -- 17th century; Monetary policy -- Massachusetts -- History -- 17th century; Monetary policy -- England -- History -- 16th century; Legal tender; Monetary policy; Money; England; Massachusetts; United States; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780226825113; 0226825116
• Related ISBNs: 9780226825106; 0226825108
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.