Greenback: The Almighty Dollar and the Invention of America
- ISBN-10
- 0312422121
- ISBN-13
- 9780312422127
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 336
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- Jason Goodwin
Description
A history of the American dollar notes its representation as an expression of art, advertising, cultural attitudes, and affluence, identifying its role in the development of the nation while describing the people and events that contributed to its story. Reprint.
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- 2003-01-07
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