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Greenback : the almighty dollar and the invention of America by Goodwin, Jason, 1964- is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p><b>From the author of Lords of the Horizons, the</b></p> <p><b>fascinating story of a new kind of money for a</b></p> <p><b>new world</b></p> <p>Money has always been at the heart of the American experience. Paper money, invented in Boston in 1698, was a classic of American ingenuity-and American disregard for authority and tradition. With the wry and admiring eye of a modern Tocqueville, <b>Jason Goodwin</b> has written a biography of the dollar, giving us the story of its astonishing career through the wilds of American history.</p> <p><i>Greenback</i> looks at the dollar over the years as a form of art, a kind of advertising, a reflection of American attitudes, and a builder of empires. Goodwin shows us how the dollar rolled out the frontier and peopled the Plains; how it erected the great cities; how it expressed the urges of democracy and opportunity. And, above all, Goodwin introduces us to the people who championed-or ambushed-the dollar over the years: presidents, artists, pioneers, and frontiersmen; bankers, shady and upright; safecrackers, crooks, and dreamers of every stripe. It's a vast and colorful cast of characters, who all agreed on one thing: getting the money r
Who reads Greenback : the almighty dollar and the invention of America?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Goodwin, Jason, 1964-
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Co.
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780805064070
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Finance, History, Anthropology
- Rating
- 4.2 / 5 (21 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14