Easy money : American Puritans and the invention of modern currency /: American Puritans and the invention of modern currency. (2023)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Easy money : American Puritans and the invention of modern currency /: American Puritans and the invention of modern currency. (2023)
- Main Title:
- Easy money : American Puritans and the invention of modern currency
- 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.
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