Bank Notes and Shinplasters: The Rage for Paper Money in the Early Republic (American Business, Politics, and Society)
Bank Notes and Shinplasters explores the rise of paper money in the early American republic. Focusing on bank notes and other forms of currency, Joshua R. Greenberg places monetary practices within the changing worlds of business, politics, and society.
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Bank Notes and Shinplasters examines the widespread enthusiasm for paper money during America’s early republic.
Joshua R. Greenberg explores the role of bank notes and other forms of paper currency in the nation’s developing economy.
Set within the broader contexts of American business, politics, and society, the book considers how monetary practices became part of public life.
This work offers historical perspective on the ideas, institutions, and debates surrounding paper money in the early United States.
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